Koome Surname
Approximately 15,707 people bear this surname
Koome Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 15,550 | 1:2,970 | 463 |
| Netherlands | 66 | 1:255,866 | 32,556 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| Lesotho | 21 | 1:96,788 | 10,857 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
Koome (3,625) may also be a first name.
Koome Demographics
Koome Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Koome Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koome Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Koome is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Koome.
How Common Is The Last Name Koome? popularity and diffusion
Koome is the 33,780th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 463,968 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Koome are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 117,398th most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 3,625 people.
It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 15,550 people, or 1 in 2,970. In Kenya Koome is primarily concentrated in: Meru County, where 82 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 5 percent are found and Tharaka Nithi County, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this surname occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.
Koome Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Koome earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 72.12% less than the national average, earning $12,031 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.38% less than the national average, earning $49,493 CAD per year.
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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 Koome
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