Avuma Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Avuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Avuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda361:1,084,42445,587
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Avuma (112) may also be a first name.

Avuma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Avuma (Hindi: अवुमा, Marathi: आवूमा) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Avuma.

How Common Is The Last Name Avuma? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,255,512th most common family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name Avuma is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Avuma reside; 51 percent reside in East Africa and 48 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Avuma is also the 885,979th most widely held forename in the world, borne by 112 people.

This surname is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 1,084,424. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Maracha District, where 56 percent live, Arua District, where 36 percent live and Kapchorwa District, where 3 percent live. Aside from Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 48 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gavuma91214/
Aveuma9136/
Havuma9122/
Avouma915/
Avumau911/
Havumaa833/
Awuma802,464/
Abuma80542/
Avume80141/
Evuma8052/
Ovuma8010/
Avima806/
Awouma73559/
Awumah73499/
Avoume73255/
Ovuema73245/
Abusma73220/
Abouma73174/
Abumah73143/
Gavume7335/
Habuma7321/
Avomaa738/
Abumaz737/
Awuuma736/
Gabuma735/
Abumad733/
Hawuma733/
Gawuma733/
Awuima732/
Avumoh731/
Aabuma731/
Eveuma731/
Awumma731/
Gavumo731/
Auvima731/
Obauma731/
Avhima731/
Abumea731/
Ovouma731/
Abumaj731/
Havima731/
Abusmah67102/
Abusmas6751/
Abutmaa6724/
Hampuma6720/
Gabouma6713/
Ampouma679/
Abuhmad676/
Aboumad675/
Habouma672/
Abumais672/
Aboumaa671/
Aavimaa671/
Gabumai671/
Aboumma671/
Habuuma671/
Gawouma671/
Oivumaa671/
Avoumie671/
Auvomaa671/
Abumajd671/
Avoumey671/

Avuma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Avuma in the Hindi language
अवुमाavuma-
Avuma in the Marathi language
आवूमाavuma50
अवूमाavuma25
आवुमाavuma25

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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 Avuma
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