Bomu Surname

492,802nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 671 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Liberia

Bomu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bomu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2731:169,15712,975
Tanzania1201:441,18030,663
Nigeria611:2,903,98091,283
Papua New Guinea501:163,07422,562
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Liberia321:137,76710,163
India301:25,568,846339,406
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Bomu (4,575) may also be a first name.

Bomu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bomu (Marathi: बोमु) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Bomu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bomu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 492,802nd most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 10,860,724 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Bomu reside; 62 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Bomu is also the 101,550th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 4,575 people.

Bomu is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 273 people, or 1 in 169,157. In Kenya Bomu is mostly found in: Kilifi County, where 90 percent are found, Kwale County, where 3 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 3 percent are found. Not including Kenya this surname occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 18 percent are found and Nigeria, where 9 percent are found.

Bomu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (75%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bommu896,668/
Bomou891,511/
Boemu8968/
Bhomu8922/
Bomgu8914/
Boimu8911/
Boomu899/
Bomus896/
Bomuu895/
Boumu892/
Bomau892/
Boymu891/
Boimau807,530/
Boymau801,175/
Boumou80128/
Botmau8087/
Bhoimu8045/
Bommou8018/
Boemau8017/
Boomus8013/
Bosmou807/
Bhoomu805/
Bommeu803/
Bomouh802/
Bohmau802/
Bommhu801/
Bommuj801/
Bomoud801/
Bomgou801/
Boumeu801/
Bosmut801/
Bohmou801/
Bomout800/
Bamu752,294/
Womu75519/
Bemu75497/
Bumu75164/
Vomu7511/
Uomu752/
Boumous73866/
Boumoud73472/
Bouhmou73172/
Boumouh73171/
Boummeu7317/
Bomahau7310/
Boimaus733/
Boimaud733/
Bommeue731/
Boomeus731/
Boitmux731/
Boismeu731/
Bousmou731/
Boumaud731/
Boumeux731/
Bamou672,649/
Bhamu67698/
Bamus67419/
Bamut67281/
Bamuh67199/
Beemu67116/
Bhumu6794/
Bemuh6758/
Boomhuis6755/
Vommu6754/
Baamu6752/
Bammu6750/
Bemau6730/
Bameu6723/
Behmu6722/
Bamau6714/
Womuh6714/
Bamud6710/
Mpomu6710/
Basmu678/
Bouhmoud678/
Bomoo678/
Bamui677/
Bhemu676/
Baemu676/
Bumuh676/
Voomu676/
Uomhu675/
Bummu675/
Bomoe675/
Bamuu674/
Bouymout674/
Womou674/
Bouhmout674/
Bamup673/
Bumuu673/
Baumu673/
Bumus672/
Bumut672/
Batmu672/
Vomou672/
Bumau671/
Bumou671/
Bumup671/
Bemmu671/
Bamuy671/
Wuomu671/
Woumu671/
Uhomu671/
Womuu671/
Bemuu671/
Womus671/
Bumgu671/
Bumud671/
Boumoush671/
Bouhmuch671/
Boomhous670/

Bomu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bomu in the Marathi language
बोमुbomu64.29
बोमूbomu28.57
भोमूbhomu7.14

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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
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  • 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 Bomu
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