Komu Surname
Approximately 9,723 people bear this surname
Komu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5,595 | 1:8,254 | 1,081 |
| Tanzania | 2,201 | 1:24,053 | 2,963 |
| Finland | 588 | 1:9,348 | 1,461 |
| India | 551 | 1:1,392,133 | 53,582 |
| Papua New Guinea | 334 | 1:24,412 | 2,686 |
| Solomon Islands | 148 | 1:3,919 | 454 |
| Japan | 69 | 1:1,852,816 | 26,842 |
| Indonesia | 61 | 1:2,168,020 | 133,281 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Uganda | 34 | 1:1,148,214 | 47,064 |
| United States | 18 | 1:20,136,607 | 622,629 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
The alternate forms: Kömü (241) are calculated separately.
Komu (5,861) may also be a first name.
Komu Demographics
Average Komu Salary in
United States
$52,422 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Komu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Komu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Komu (Hindi: कोमू, Marathi: कोमु, Oriya: େକାମୁ, Tibetan: ཀོ་མུ་) is most common in Kenya. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Kömü. For other potential spellings of Komu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Komu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Komu is the 52,590th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 749,516 people. It 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. It is also the 87,002nd most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 5,861 people.
The last name Komu is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 5,595 people, or 1 in 8,254. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kitui County, where 22 percent live, Makueni County, where 18 percent live and Kiambu County, where 15 percent live. Barring Kenya Komu occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 23 percent live and Finland, where 6 percent live.
Komu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the 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
Komu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Komu in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཀོ་མུ་ | komu | - |
| Komu in the Hindi language | ||
| कोमू | komu | - |
| Komu in the Oriya language | ||
| େକାମୁ | ekamu | - |
| Komu in the Marathi language | ||
| कोमु | komu | 52.45 |
| कोमू | komu | 46.51 |
| खोमू | khomu | 0.26 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Komu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis