Romo Surname

4,104th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137,058 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Romo Surname Definition:

Surname found in Andalusia, Castile, Leon, and Galicia. Name of village near Bilbao. Derived from latin "rhombus" meaning obtuse, blunt.

Romo does not relate to the city of Rome. Rather it means "chato" or blunt and cut off.

Castilian name.

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Romo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico72,5741:1,710250
United States25,4291:14,2541,781
Colombia7,6721:6,227840
Philippines7,2921:13,8831,483
Spain6,9191:6,757835
Chile5,3451:3,296498
Ecuador3,8621:4,119698
Argentina1,9491:21,9311,824
Peru1,6161:19,6682,320
Brazil7631:280,56910,820
Indonesia7581:174,47116,896
Finland4741:11,5961,780
France4211:157,77424,492
Papua New Guinea2451:33,2803,885
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Kenya2041:226,37215,911
Canada1901:193,92419,047
Cuba1881:61,2912,334
Venezuela1341:225,4045,824
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Zimbabwe771:200,49723,224
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
England551:1,013,05650,089
Sweden501:196,93513,646
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
India321:23,970,793327,222
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Taiwan241:976,8646,814
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Panama131:300,9437,078
Qatar121:196,50026,891
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Norway61:857,04855,549
China51:273,464,31313,838
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malta11:430,2723,380
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1311:383,34928,717

The alternate forms: Römo (1) are calculated separately.

Romo (1,691) may also be a first name.

Romo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Surname found in Andalusia, Castile, Leon, and Galicia. Name of village near Bilbao. Derived from latin "rhombus" meaning obtuse, blunt.

Romo does not relate to the city of Rome. Rather it means "chato" or blunt and cut off.

Castilian name.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

Romo, meaning 'snub-nosed' or 'foreshortened', is a surname of Spanish origins. Many families from Aragón bear this name, and the name likely spread to countries of the New World curing colonial times.

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Romo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Romo (Georgian: რომო, Hindi: रोमो, Russian: Ромо) occurs more in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Römo. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Romo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,104th most commonly held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 53,171 people. Romo occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Romo live; 67 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 187,009th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 1,691 people.

It is most frequent in Mexico, where it is held by 72,574 people, or 1 in 1,710. In Mexico it is most prevalent in: Jalisco, where 26 percent reside, Aguascalientes, where 14 percent reside and México, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Mexico Romo is found in 91 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Colombia, where 6 percent reside.

Romo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Romo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Romo last name grew 19,411 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Romo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Romo last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Romo last name are 41.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.78% being registered with the party.

The amount Romo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 0.45% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,472 per year; in South Africa they earn 64.13% less than the national average, earning R 85,236 per year; in Colombia they earn 23.79% less than the national average, earning $17,302,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.63% less than the national average, earning $37,699 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.9% less than the national average, earning $43,274 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Römo921/
Romos89686/
Rosmo89265/
Romuo89247/
Romot89168/
Rotmo89167/
Romoi89112/
Roumo8954/
Romoa8919/
Roomo8917/
Romoy8916/
Roimo898/
Hromo896/
Romou895/
Rommo894/
Romgo893/
Romoh892/
Romod892/
Rohmo891/
Romoo891/
Romåo891/
Roemo891/
Rromo891/
Rhomo891/
Rotmot80186/
Roumou8081/
Romosz8027/
Rommot8017/
Rosmos8016/
Roumoh8014/
D'Romo803/
Rosmod802/
Romous801/
Roimos801/
Hromoa801/
Roimot801/
Romosh801/
Romott801/
Romout801/
Roomoi801/
Roumos801/
Roumot801/
Roymoo801/
Rotmoi801/
Roimoi801/
Roma7558,093/
Ramo7521,000/
Remo7515,248/
Rumo751,908/
Romà7532/
Romá7523/
Rämo759/
Rümo751/
Roumois737/
Roumouz735/
Romaova734/
Hromojs732/
Hroumou731/
Rhomouz731/
Romoaja731/
Ramos673,544,553/
Romeu6711,904/
Rohma676,639/
Romas675,022/
Ramoa673,467/
Rahmo672,839/
Ramoo671,908/
Ramoz671,269/
Ramou671,053/
Rummo67973/
Rosma67902/
Rooma67817/
Romah67797/
Rammo67665/
Rotma67639/
Hroma67545/
Romat67538/
Ramod67438/
Rhoma67410/
Ramoh67387/
Rouma67375/
Ratmo67319/
Ramot67316/
Remoo67314/
Remmo67267/
Romaa67248/
Hromá67214/
Ramoy67213/
Rasmo67210/
Reemo67195/
Ramoi67195/
Romma67150/
Rhemo67131/
Romać6773/
Remoi6769/
Remoy6761/
Romaz6755/
Roima6755/
Rroma6749/
Rumoy6739/
Romha6739/
Rumod6734/
Rumos6734/
Rusmo6731/
Ruoma6730/
Ramoj6727/
Raemo6725/
Romad6721/
Remoh6720/
Ramoš6714/
Royma6713/
Rehmo6712/
Rumou6711/
Romaś6711/
Rumot6710/
Romau679/
Roema677/
Romahova676/
Raumo676/
Rumoh676/
Rumoo676/
Rámos675/
Romaș675/
Rumoa674/
Romga674/
Rumoi673/
Raamo673/
Romaš673/
Romohova672/
Hrumo672/
Ruimo671/
Rrumo671/
Rhamo671/
Ramop671/
Rojma671/
Romap671/
Hramo671/
Râmos671/
Ramoś671/
Romáz671/
Romasowa671/
Romaç671/
Rämos671/
Rremo671/
Ruumo671/
R'Oma671/

Romo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Romo in the Georgian language
რომოromo-
Romo in the Hindi language
रोमोromo-
Romo in the Russian language
Ромоromo-

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Romo Reference & Research

Romo DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Romo FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Romo
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