Amuma Surname

385,671st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 921 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Amuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7191:64,2286,208
Nigeria901:1,968,25369,534
Indonesia431:3,075,563171,061
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
India111:69,733,217610,955
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Amuma (3,162) may also be a first name.

Amuma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amuma is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Amuma.

How Common Is The Last Name Amuma? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 385,671st most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 7,912,645 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Amuma live; 79 percent live in East Africa and 68 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Amuma is also the 127,883rd most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 3,162 people.

This surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 719 people, or 1 in 64,228. In Kenya Amuma is primarily found in: Tana River County, where 72 percent live, Lamu County, where 13 percent live and Kilifi County, where 12 percent live. Aside from Kenya it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 10 percent live and Indonesia, where 5 percent live.

Amuma Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amouma9149/
Amumah9122/
Amumas916/
Hamuma916/
Amusma914/
Gamuma913/
Amuema912/
Amauma911/
Amhuma911/
Asmuma911/
Hamouma83211/
Amoumat838/
Aãmouma831/
Amumaya831/
Amoumai831/
Hamumma831/
Amoma80610/
Amima80584/
Omuma8056/
Amumi8031/
Emuma8028/
Amume8014/
Amumo802/
Hammouma77353/
Hamhouma77166/
Hamumeha7735/
Hamuimay774/
Ahmoumad771/
Amimah73568/
Hamima73360/
Ahmima73264/
Amaumo73118/
Amoume7377/
Amimay7338/
Hamumi7324/
Omeuma7316/
Amomah7312/
Amoumi7311/
Aumima7310/
Emumah738/
Amummo736/
Amimma736/
Amiema736/
Amomoa734/
Asmumi734/
Amoumo733/
Amumed733/
Amoema732/
Aimima732/
Amoumy731/
Hamumy731/
Asmumo731/
Aimoma731/
Hamoma731/
Atmumi731/
Aemima731/
Amumyo731/
Amomai731/
Gamumi731/
Emouma731/
Omouma731/
Aitmoumad711/
Hamimah673,025/
Hamoumi672,088/
Amoumou67525/
Ahmiema679/
Ahmoume674/
Hamummi674/
Hamoume673/
Amoumer672/
Aamiema672/
Hamuumi672/
Amoomay671/
Omgumaa671/
Amhoume671/
Ammimma671/
Oumumah671/
Homuema671/
Hamimay671/
Hammoma671/
Gahmumi671/
Amimaha671/
Amoumed671/
Asmoumy671/
Oumouma671/
Aitmoummad671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Amuma
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