Komu Surname

52,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,723 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Komu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Komu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5,5951:8,2541,081
Tanzania2,2011:24,0532,963
Finland5881:9,3481,461
India5511:1,392,13353,582
Papua New Guinea3341:24,4122,686
Solomon Islands1481:3,919454
Japan691:1,852,81626,842
Indonesia611:2,168,020133,281
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Uganda341:1,148,21447,064
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England21:27,859,030389,889
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

The alternate forms: Kömü (241) are calculated separately.

Komu (5,861) may also be a first name.

Komu Last Name Facts

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

Komu (Hindi: कोमू, Marathi: कोमु, Oriya: େକାମୁ, Tibetan: ཀོ་མུ་) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Kömü. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Komu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 52,590th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 749,516 people. The surname Komu is predominantly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Komu are found; 81 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Komu is also the 87,002nd most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 5,861 people.

Komu is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 5,595 people, or 1 in 8,254. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kitui County, where 22 percent are found, Makueni County, where 18 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya it is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 23 percent are found and Finland, where 6 percent are found.

Komu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Komu last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Komu earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.49% more than the national average, earning $52,422 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kommu8946,477/
Komou893,436/
Komau89111/
Koomu8982/
Kgomu8970/
Koumu8954/
Khomu8934/
Komuh8915/
Koimu8910/
Komgu897/
Komuš897/
Kohmu893/
Komuu893/
Komui893/
Koemu892/
Komuś892/
Komeu891/
Komud891/
Kömü83241/
Koumou8010,225/
Khoimu8087/
Koymus8039/
Komush8023/
Komuth8014/
Kommou8011/
Kotmus808/
Koommu807/
Kommuu805/
Komaut803/
Kommeu802/
Komgou802/
Kommau801/
Hkommu801/
Khommu801/
Koomou801/
Koimou801/
Kommui801/
Komutt800/
Kumu756,625/
Kamu755,569/
Kemu75705/
Comu7519/
Qomu7514/
Komó751/
Koumous73202/
Koutmou7335/
Kottmus7328/
Kosmuch7310/
Khomuch737/
Khotmut734/
Kkommou731/
Khomous731/
Komault731/
Komautz731/
Kottmuß731/
Kosmaus731/
Koumgou731/
Koummeu731/
Koumoud731/
Koumouï731/
Kamau67279,115/
Komoe673,254/
Kamou671,386/
Kammu671,344/
Kumuş671,012/
Khamu67791/
Kaumu67594/
Kamuh67488/
Kamui67441/
Kaamu67397/
Kamuş67372/
Kummu67293/
Kamuu67289/
Kumau67199/
Kumou67153/
Komoň67152/
Comus67130/
Comut67129/
Comau6795/
Khemu6758/
Commu6750/
Kumui6741/
Khumu6740/
Kemau6724/
Kemmu6723/
Keemu6722/
Komoo6720/
Kamuś6718/
Kameu6716/
Kaemu6715/
Kumuj6715/
Kumuy6714/
Comuz6714/
Koumoult6713/
Kamuj6712/
Kumuh679/
Kemuh679/
Kehmu678/
Kemeu677/
Kumgu676/
Kamuy675/
Kemuu675/
Kamhu674/
Comou674/
Kamgu673/
Coumu672/
Kuymu672/
Cuomu671/
Comux671/
Qosmu671/
Kumuu671/
Comeu671/
Koumault671/
Kcumu671/
Kemui671/
Khomoush671/
Khoumous671/
Khoumout671/
Kkamu671/
Kkumu671/
Kumux671/
Kumeu671/
Koumouss671/
Qkumu671/
Quomu671/
Comuy671/
Kgamu671/
Kahmu671/
Qhomu671/
Kamup670/

Komu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Komu in the Tibetan language
ཀོ་མུ་komu-
Komu in the Hindi language
कोमूkomu-
Komu in the Oriya language
େକାମୁekamu-
Komu in the Marathi language
कोमुkomu52.45
कोमूkomu46.51
खोमूkhomu0.26

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Footnotes

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