Komo Surname

74,925th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,559 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Komo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Komo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9971:177,67610,944
Burkina Faso8381:21,9001,461
Papua New Guinea8071:10,104844
South Africa5991:90,44711,085
DR Congo5341:138,35114,711
Kenya4621:99,9568,760
Cameroon4281:48,5266,346
United States2781:1,303,80991,323
Mali2581:65,7711,556
Indonesia2541:520,66642,361
Ivory Coast1821:126,7656,185
Tanzania1661:318,92524,177
Germany1491:540,30544,986
Congo1371:36,4173,514
Zimbabwe1261:122,52616,470
Turkey491:1,588,19260,638
Uganda371:1,055,11644,846
Benin361:287,10024,014
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Niger191:1,010,10622,252
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Liberia151:293,90216,977
Singapore131:423,66918,211
England131:4,286,005132,302
India121:63,922,115578,870
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
China21:683,660,78330,601
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
France21:33,211,361423,184
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Komó (1) are calculated separately.

Komo (1,934) may also be a first name.

Komo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Komo Come From? nationality or country of origin

Komo (Arabic: كومو, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﻣﻮ, Hindi: कोमो, Marathi: कोमो, Russian: Комо, Tibetan: ཀོ་མོ།) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Komó. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Komo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Komo is the 74,925th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,111,076 people. The surname Komo is primarily found in Africa, where 73 percent of Komo are found; 35 percent are found in West Africa and 17 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 172,499th most widely held forename globally. It is borne by 1,934 people.

The last name Komo is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 997 people, or 1 in 177,676. In Nigeria Komo is most common in: Bauchi, where 53 percent reside, Kebbi, where 14 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 68 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 13 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent reside.

Komo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Komo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Komo surname rose 27,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Komo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Komo surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Komo are 6.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.45% being registered with the political party.

The amount Komo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.91% less than the national average, earning R 111,900 per year; in United States they earn 3.91% more than the national average, earning $44,837 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.52% less than the national average, earning $38,989 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Komó921/
Kgomo8913,958/
Khomo899,110/
Komou893,436/
Koimo89509/
Komoi89405/
Koumo89296/
Komoy89202/
Komoň89152/
Komoh89144/
Kommo89116/
Komoß8974/
Komuo8959/
Komoś8956/
Kohmo8943/
Koomo8942/
Komoo8920/
Komgo8912/
Hkomo898/
Komoa897/
Koemo895/
Kotmo894/
Kuomo892/
Kkomo892/
Kqomo892/
Komoj891/
Komoš891/
Koumou8010,225/
Komgoi8073/
Komocz8068/
Koumoh8065/
Koumoi8064/
Kommoß8057/
Koumoï8056/
Koomoa8053/
Khomot8030/
Koumos8018/
Koummo8014/
Hkomot8012/
Kommou8011/
Komoch806/
Kommoj805/
Komost805/
Khotmo805/
Koimot804/
Koimoi804/
Komois803/
Khomoi803/
Kommoo802/
Kommoh802/
Komgou802/
Koumoî802/
Khommo801/
Komhoo801/
Kotmod801/
Koosmo801/
Khoomo801/
Koomou801/
Koimou801/
Komoos801/
Kouymo801/
Koumgo801/
Koumoy801/
Kgomoo801/
Kgommo801/
Kohmos801/
Komhoi801/
Koemoh801/
Khomoh801/
Koma7530,855/
Kamo7524,773/
Kemo7514,896/
Como757,029/
Kumo753,095/
Qomo7523/
Koumous73202/
Koutmos7347/
Koutmou7335/
Kommoss7333/
Koommoo7314/
Koumoth7313/
Komhois735/
Kosmoch734/
Komoaya734/
Komaova733/
Kkommou731/
Khomous731/
Komosch731/
Koumgou731/
Koumoud731/
Koumouï731/
Khomhoi731/
Khommoi731/
Khoomho731/
Kouma6745,589/
Cuomo6719,065/
Komma6710,388/
Khoma678,252/
Komah676,328/
Cosmo675,704/
Khamo674,413/
Koima674,177/
Kamoi673,886/
Kemoi673,504/
Keumo671,704/
Kamou671,386/
Khumo671,344/
Kumoi671,259/
Kemoo671,176/
Komaa671,119/
Kooma671,083/
Koema671,066/
Kamoj67844/
Gqomo67799/
Kemoh67695/
Kaumo67615/
Kammo67446/
Kemmo67423/
Kamoo67398/
Komaç67394/
Kamoh67287/
Comos67247/
Kamoy67247/
Commo67236/
Keemo67220/
Kohma67218/
Kuimo67182/
Comoy67175/
Kaamo67169/
Comot67168/
Komoňová67160/
Kumou67153/
Komha67116/
Kojma6796/
Kaemo6796/
Kamoa6747/
Comoz6740/
Kamoś6737/
Khemo6731/
Komga6731/
Kumoa6726/
Koyma6721/
Kumoh6721/
Kuoma6720/
Coymo6717/
Qhomo6716/
Kumoo6715/
Kummo6714/
Komaï6713/
Komać6713/
Koumoult6713/
Comod6712/
Coumo6710/
Coimo678/
Kgoma676/
Qomoh675/
Komač675/
Khosmood674/
Comou674/
Hkoma674/
Kgamo674/
Kuhmo673/
Comoi673/
Ccomo673/
Comoh672/
Comuo672/
Komós672/
Gcomo672/
Kgumo672/
Kahmo672/
Komeu671/
Kemoy671/
Kehmo671/
Khomoush671/
Khoumous671/
Khoumout671/
Kamoß671/
Kkumo671/
Komót671/
Komaś671/
Kämos671/
Kömoğ671/
Koumouss671/
Gkoma671/
Coomo671/
Cqomo671/
Comgo671/
Comop670/

Komo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Komo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻮﻣﻮkwmw-
Komo in the Hindi language
कोमोkomo-
Komo in the Marathi language
कोमोkomo-
Komo in the Tibetan language
ཀོ་མོ།komo50
ཀོ་མོ་komo50
Komo in the Russian language
Комоkomo-
Komo in the Arabic language
كوموkwmw-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Komo
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