Blamu Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Blamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Blamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432

Blamu (11) may also be a first name.

Blamu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Blamu has its highest incidence in Malawi. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blamu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Blamu is the 1,206,588th most frequent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 37,372,030 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Blamu are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 11 people.

It is most frequent in Malawi, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Beside Malawi this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 5 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blaimu91340/
Blamou918/
Blamut911/
Blaymu911/
Blamuh911/
Blamus911/
Bellamu8360/
Billamu837/
Blamaud836/
Bliamou831/
Blemu807/
Blomu802/
Bellamou77173/
Bellameu772/
Billiamu772/
Vlamou7365/
Blamoe731/
Vliamu731/
Bellammou7111/
Wellamu6744/
Villamu677/
Bellemu676/
Vliamou672/
Bellahamou672/
Bllemou671/
Blommeu671/
Bellahammou634/
Williamu627,298/
Bleimuth62104/
Willaimu624/
Bellomus622/
Villamaux57183/
Belloumou574/
Bellomuhd571/
Willyamou571/
Williamou571/
Villamoux571/
Villamudh571/
Willliamu571/
Williammu570/
Blomoe551/

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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 Blamu
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