Koroma is a common
surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
among the Mende,
Temne,
Limba, and
Loko people
The Loko (IPA: Lɔkɔ) are one of the indigenous ethnic groups in Sierra Leone. Landogo is used as an endonym for the people and language, but other groups refer to them as Loko. They speak a Southwestern Mande language that is also called ...
of
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierra ...
. The word Koroma originates from the
Hassaniya Arabic
Hassānīya ( ar, حسانية '; also known as , , , , and ''Maure'') is a variety of Maghrebi Arabic spoken by Mauritanian Arabs and the Sahrawi. It was spoken by the Beni Ḥassān Bedouin tribes, who extended their authority over most of M ...
word ''كوروما'', ''kurumana''. People with the surname Koroma are predominantly
Muslim
Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...
. The name Koroma may refer to:
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Abdul Koroma
Abdul Gadire Koroma (born 29 September 1943 in Freetown, Sierra Leone) is a Sierra Leonean jurist who served two terms as judge at the International Court of Justice (from 1994 to 2012).
He was educated at Kiev State University where he took LLM ...
, former Sierra Leonean judge at the International Court of Justice
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Abdul Karim Koroma
Abdul Karim Koroma (born 25 September 1944) is a former Sierra Leonean politician. Koroma served in the Sierra Leonean government as Political minister, Minister of Education (1977–1982), Regional Minister of the Northern Province (1982–198 ...
, Sierra Leonean politician
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Alimamy Koroma, Sierra Leone's minister of trade and industry
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Brima Koroma, Sierra Leonean footballer
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Ernest Bai Koroma
Ernest Bai Koroma (born 2 October 1953) is a Sierra Leone, Sierra Leonean politician who served as the fourth President of Sierra Leone from 17 September 2007 to 4 April 2018.
Born and raised in Makeni in northern Sierra Leone, Koroma spent mo ...
, president of Sierra Leone from 2007 until 2018
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Francis Koroma
Francis Zapa Koroma (born January 4, 1975 in Koidu Town, Sierra Leone) is a former Sierra Leonean Association football, footballer. He is the current manager of Old Edwardians who play in the Sierra Leone National Premier League
Career
He pl ...
, former Sierra Leonean footballer
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Johnny Paul Koroma
Major Johnny Paul Koroma (born 9 May 1960; declared dead 1 June 2003) was the head of state of Sierra Leone from May 1997 to February 1998.
Youth and education
Koroma was born to Limba people (Sierra Leone), Limba parents in Tombodu, in the ...
, Sierra Leonean Head of State 1997-1998
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Josh Koroma
Joshua Abdulai Koroma (born 8 November 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Huddersfield Town.
Career Leyton Orient
Koroma made his first-team debut for Leyton Orient on 9 April 2016 as a second-half su ...
, English footballer
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Momodu Koroma Momodu Koroma (born 1956 in Yonibana, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate, British Sierra Leone) is a Sierra Leonean politician. He is a former foreign minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and a member of the Sierra Leone Peopl ...
, Sierra Leone's foreign minister from 2002-2007
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Sorie Ibrahim Koroma
Sorie Ibrahim Koroma (April 14, 1927 – April 30, 1994) commonly known as S.I. Koroma was a Sierra Leonean politician, labor activist, and one of the founding members of the All People's Congress political party. He served as first Vice Preside ...
, former Vice President of Sierra Leone
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Tejan Koroma
Tejan Koroma (born April 27, 1996) is an American football center for the Seattle Sea Dragons of the XFL. He played college football at Brigham Young University.
Professional career Kansas City Chiefs
Koroma was signed by the Kansas City Chief ...
, American football player
Surnames of African origin
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