Balumu Surname
Approximately 335 people bear this surname
Balumu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 290 | 1:182,557 | 15,833 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Balumu (19) may also be a first name.
Balumu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balumu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Balumu has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balumu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Balumu is the 827,165th most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 21,753,868 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Balumu are found; 87 percent are found in East Africa and 87 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most common forename at a global level It is held by 19 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 290 people, or 1 in 182,557. In Tanzania Balumu is primarily found in: Simiyu Region, where 67 percent reside, Singida Region, where 32 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 1 percent reside. Not including Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balumuch | 86 | 6 | / |
| Walumu | 83 | 393 | / |
| Bolumu | 83 | 138 | / |
| Belumu | 83 | 91 | / |
| Balimu | 83 | 73 | / |
| Valumu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Balumoe | 77 | 25 | / |
| Waluumu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Baalimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bahalimu | 71 | 11 | / |
| Vailoumou | 67 | 287 | / |
| Bouloumou | 67 | 147 | / |
| Belimu | 67 | 140 | / |
| Wolumu | 67 | 29 | / |
| Bolomu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Walomu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bolimu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vailloumou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Volumut | 62 | 1 | / |
| Baïlimou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Volumous | 57 | 1 | / |
| Wolhumuth | 53 | 5 | / |
| Vouloumou | 53 | 2 | / |
| Volhumuth | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bahalimau | 53 | 1 | / |
| Wolomu | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Balumu
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