Bumu Surname

1,353,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Bumu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bumu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia631:2,099,194130,130
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Bumu (336) may also be a first name.

Bumu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bumu (Oriya: ବୁମୁ) occurs most in Indonesia. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bumu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bumu is the 1,353,468th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 44,436,256 people. The surname Bumu is mostly found in Africa, where 49 percent of Bumu reside; 41 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 41 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 477,199th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 336 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 2,099,194. In Indonesia Bumu is most numerous in: Central Sulawesi, where 57 percent live, Gorontalo, where 30 percent live and East Nusa Tenggara, where 11 percent live. Aside from Indonesia it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 34 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.

Bumu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bumu has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhumu8994/
Bumuh896/
Bummu895/
Baumu893/
Bumuu893/
Boumu892/
Bumut892/
Bumus892/
Buemu891/
Bumau891/
Bumou891/
Bumup891/
Bumgu891/
Bumud891/
Boumou80128/
Bhumuj80104/
Beumeu804/
Buemeu803/
Beumou802/
Buihmu801/
Baumus801/
Buymus801/
Bumous801/
Bhumuz801/
Beumgu801/
Butmut801/
Boumeu801/
Bauumu801/
Butmup801/
Bumhus800/
Bumout800/
Vumu751,482/
Bomu75671/
Wumu75260/
Boumous73866/
Boumoud73472/
Bouhmou73172/
Boumouh73171/
Baumhus7365/
Baumouh7331/
Boummeu7317/
Baumaux7314/
Beumouh731/
Boumeux731/
Boumaud731/
Bousmou731/
Bhumuij731/
Bumhaus730/
Bumhous730/
Bommu676,668/
Mpumu67451/
Bhimu6798/
Biemu6769/
Boemu6768/
Bhomu6722/
Baumhaus6718/
Boomu679/
Bouhmoud678/
Wuimu676/
Bomuu675/
Bouymout674/
Bouhmout674/
Waumu673/
Wumuh672/
Wuymu671/
Woumu671/
Uhomu671/
Vaumu671/
Bouhmuch671/
Boumoush671/

Bumu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bumu in the Oriya language
ବୁମୁbumu-

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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 Bumu
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