Kurume Surname

507,320th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 646 people bear this surname

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

Kurume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan4801:266,34210,476
Papua New Guinea1011:80,73010,659
Nigeria521:3,406,592101,701
India81:95,883,173728,828
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kurume (133) may also be a first name.

Kurume Last Name Facts

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

Kurume (Marathi: कुरमे, Oriya: କୁରୁେମ) has its highest incidence in Japan. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kurume.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurume? popularity and diffusion

Kurume is the 507,320th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,281,031 people. The last name Kurume is predominantly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Kurume live; 74 percent live in East Asia and 74 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Kurume is also the 804,402nd most widespread forename worldwide. It is borne by 133 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is held by 480 people, or 1 in 266,342. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Hyōgo Prefecture, where 29 percent live, Kagoshima Prefecture, where 15 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 13 percent live. Excluding Japan Kurume exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent live and Nigeria, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kurumei9282/
Kurumeh9263/
Kuroume9260/
Kurumet921/
Kurum917,748/
Kouroume861/
Kuruma835,205/
Kurumi83977/
Kurome83399/
Khurum83305/
Kirume83155/
Kurzum83115/
Kurime8324/
Kuirum8313/
Kurrum832/
Kutrum831/
Korume831/
Kuyrum831/
Kourzoume801/
Khurrum77320/
Kurumai77169/
Kurumaa7727/
Kouroum7727/
Kourome7716/
Kurumma7715/
Kauruma7711/
Kouruma778/
Kurouma775/
Khuruma773/
Kurumid771/
Kurumoi771/
Khuraum771/
Curumez771/
Khaurum771/
Kurumay771/
Korum73536/
Curum73246/
Kurom7341/
Kourouma71215,975/
Kurumaya7196/
Kouroumi7176/
Kurumova7125/
Kourzoum7117/
Kurumaia715/
Kurumajj713/
Kurumaih713/
Kaurouma713/
Khaurrum711/
Khurraum711/
Kuromi67902/
Kirumi67244/
Koruma67213/
Kurimi67208/
Koruim67189/
Korumi67150/
Khurumova67116/
Kirime67103/
Curuma6779/
Korome6770/
Curumi6754/
Kuroma6731/
Koroum6713/
Korzum6712/
Koraum677/
Kourom676/
Kourrouma674/
Courum674/
Kaurom672/
Khorum672/
Keurom671/
Korhum671/
Gkoutroum671/
Korrum671/
Kurumuggi671/
Caurum671/
Khurom671/
Kouroumay671/
Kouroumma671/

Kurume Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kurume in the Oriya language
କୁରୁେମkuruema-
Kurume in the Marathi language
कुरमेkurame-

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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
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  • 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 Kurume
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