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

The last name Kurume (Marathi: कुरमे, Oriya: କୁରୁେମ) is held by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kurume click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurume? popularity and diffusion

Kurume is the 507,320th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 11,281,031 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Kurume reside; 74 percent reside in East Asia and 74 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 804,402nd most commonly held forename at a global level, borne by 133 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Japan, where it is borne by 480 people, or 1 in 266,342. In Japan Kurume is mostly concentrated in: Hyōgo Prefecture, where 29 percent are found, Kagoshima Prefecture, where 15 percent are found and Tokyo Metropolis, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Japan it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent are found and Nigeria, where 8 percent are found.

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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