Lome Surname

55,455th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Lome Surname Definition:

(from a place name) From Lomi, a town in Lithuania.

Lome Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia3,8641:25,2453,162
Senegal1,2951:11,258398
Papua New Guinea8081:10,091842
Egypt7021:130,96310,408
Mexico5341:232,4465,905
DR Congo4511:163,81316,894
United States1781:2,036,286130,241
Cameroon1761:118,00613,533
Indonesia1531:864,37465,003
Peru1291:246,38910,235
Thailand1271:556,20795,235
Australia921:293,43225,879
Mauritania831:49,3363,645
Ivory Coast751:307,61611,461
Norway641:80,34811,180
Nigeria611:2,903,98091,283
Marshall Islands281:1,851445
Botswana281:78,10513,263
France261:2,554,720189,486
Liberia231:191,67512,886
Solomon Islands231:25,2194,941
India231:33,350,669396,143
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Congo91:554,34412,633
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Suriname11:552,6169,664
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

The alternate forms: Lomé (15), Lôme (2) & Lòme (1) are calculated separately.

Lome (3,681) may also be a first name.

Lome Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) From Lomi, a town in Lithuania.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Lome Last Name Facts

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

Lome (Arabic: ومى, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻮﻡ, Hindi: लोमे, Marathi: लोमे, Russian: Ломе) is found most frequently in Ethiopia. It can also occur as: Lomé, Lôme or Lòme. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lome.

How Common Is The Last Name Lome? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lome is the 55,455th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 795,757 people. The last name Lome occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Lome are found; 42 percent are found in East Africa and 42 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 116,284th most widely held forename in the world, held by 3,681 people.

The surname is most common in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 3,864 people, or 1 in 25,245. Outside of Ethiopia Lome occurs in 63 countries. It also occurs in Senegal, where 14 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside.

Lome Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lome has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lome surname grew 363 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lome Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Lome surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Lome earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.31% more than the national average, earning 378,305 kr per year; in Peru they earn 43.23% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,005 per year; in United States they earn 3.77% more than the national average, earning $44,777 USD per year and in Canada they earn 54.09% more than the national average, earning $76,555 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lomé9215/
Lôme922/
Lòme921/
Lomer893,565/
Lomie892,188/
Loume891,442/
Lomeu891,361/
Lomes89970/
Lomme89585/
Lomet89543/
Lomez89345/
Lomei89236/
Liome89219/
Lomea89185/
Loome89173/
Lomed89168/
Lomeh89148/
Lomey89102/
Loime8939/
Loeme8939/
Hlome8932/
Lomee8925/
Losme8912/
Lhome899/
Loyme897/
Lohme895/
Luome893/
Llome891/
Lomge891/
Lyome890/
Lom869,043/
Lhomme807,966/
Loomes801,403/
Loomer801,400/
Lommer80746/
Lhomer80413/
Lhomet80186/
Lommez80165/
Loimer80136/
Lommes8096/
Lomets8069/
Lomesh8057/
Loumes8056/
Loomie8038/
Lohume8029/
Loumer8021/
Lohmea8020/
Loitme8019/
Loosme8018/
Loymee8018/
Lommée8016/
Loimet8015/
Loimee8014/
Loomet8012/
Lommie8010/
Llomet8010/
Hloome809/
Lomeha809/
Loomey807/
Lommee807/
Loumei807/
Hlomes806/
Lomhed806/
Lommey805/
Lomeer804/
Luomei804/
Lometz803/
Lhomes803/
Hloume803/
Lyomer803/
L'Home803/
Loumie803/
Loumet802/
Lohmée802/
Lyomet802/
Lomher802/
Lyomes801/
Lohmes801/
Lohmez801/
Lomedd801/
Loumed801/
Loumey801/
Lohmie801/
Lomech801/
Lomees801/
Lommet801/
Liomme801/
Lousme801/
Loumea801/
Loumeh801/
Loumme801/
Lotmer801/
Lhomey801/
Lomiea801/
Luomey800/
Liomer800/
Lometh800/
Lomess800/
Leme7538,147/
Loum7535,282/
Lomi7522,420/
Loma7518,983/
Lame7513,162/
Lume752,923/
Lhom75947/
Lomy75831/
Lohm75280/
Loom75253/
Luom75174/
Liom75105/
Loim7597/
Lomm7571/
Hlom7532/
Lomd757/
Loym754/
Lomt754/
Lyom752/
Llom752/
Lāme752/
Lomh751/
Lojm751/
Lomj751/
Lgom751/
L'homme731,138/
Lhommet73426/
Loomets7350/
Lommetz7327/
Hloumey7326/
Lhommee7321/
L'Homer7319/
Lootmäe734/
Lomeash731/
Lothmer731/
Loumerr731/
Loummer731/
Hllomes731/
Loismey731/
Lohymer730/
Lottmer730/
Loimmer730/
Luoma677,003/
Lamey676,165/
Lemme676,001/
Lamie675,283/
Lasme674,217/
Loumi673,773/
Lamer673,525/
Lommi673,138/
Lameu672,480/
Lemee672,206/
Lahme671,848/
Lames671,845/
Lumme671,714/
Lamei671,609/
Lamme671,344/
Louma671,243/
Lomio671,172/
Hloma671,003/
Lumeh67838/
Lomma67770/
Lamet67741/
Lamee67684/
Lomis67613/
Loima67540/
Lemey67521/
Lumer67492/
Lumei67479/
Lameh67427/
Lioma67401/
Lamge67369/
Lumet67362/
Leeme67289/
Liame67276/
Looma67255/
Lamed67244/
Lemeh67205/
Lomaa67179/
Lemea67173/
Llame67154/
Lomai67143/
Loimi67139/
Lámer67139/
Loyma67137/
Lomay67135/
Lumes67135/
Luomi67135/
Lamje67131/
Lhomy67131/
Lomoi67126/
Laame6795/
Lemei6783/
Lusme6781/
Laume6780/
Lemie6779/
Lumie6778/
Lumea6774/
Lumey6765/
Lohmi6758/
Luime6748/
Lamea6742/
Lhomi6742/
Lemeu6741/
Lleme6732/
Luume6732/
Laeme6731/
Lometsch6731/
Llomi6729/
Loumy6728/
Lumej6727/
Latme6725/
Lamez6722/
Lomit6721/
Lomøy6721/
Lameš6716/
Luhme6716/
Lomys6715/
Lumeu6711/
Loomy6711/
Lumed6711/
L'Hommet6711/
Lähme6711/
Lamhe679/
Lloma679/
L'Hommee678/
Loitmets678/
Liomy678/
Lomoa677/
Lamée677/
Hleme677/
D'Lom677/
Lomih676/
Lomii676/
Leume675/
Lohum675/
Lyomi675/
Lomoy675/
Lommy674/
Lameş674/
Liomi674/
Loumé674/
Lyoma673/
Loomi673/
Lehme673/
Loism673/
Lheme673/
Lómez673/
Hlame673/
Lyame673/
Lomdt673/
Loemi672/
Lhoum672/
Hlomi672/
Lhame672/
L'Hommée672/
Lhume672/
Lomid672/
Lothmmer672/
Lloom671/
Lloum671/
Lhommesr671/
Hloom671/
Lgoum671/
Lhoma671/
Lohym671/
Lomejová671/
Lomhi671/
Lomij671/
Lomiy671/
Lomui671/
Loumt671/
Lumje671/
Lumep671/
Lumeš671/
Lumhe671/
Lòmez671/
L'Hom671/
Lameș671/
Gliom671/
Lumez671/
Loïmi671/
Lomyd671/
Lomyz671/
Lhlom671/
Lomth670/
Lomip670/
Hlotmeis670/

Lome Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lome in the Hindi language
लोमेlome-
Lome in the Marathi language
लोमेlome-
Lome in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻮﻡlwm95.45
ﻟﻢlm4.55
Lome in the Russian language
Ломеlome-
Lome in the Arabic language
ومىwmy-

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