Chumu Surname
Approximately 2,288 people bear this surname
Chumu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,177 | 1:24,319 | 2,990 |
| Nigeria | 36 | 1:4,920,632 | 129,434 |
| Cameroon | 22 | 1:944,049 | 61,779 |
| Liberia | 18 | 1:244,919 | 15,115 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Chumu (3,496) may also be a first name.
Chumu Demographics
Average Chumu Salary in
South Africa
R 51,480
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Chumu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chumu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chumu (Hindi: चुमु, Marathi: चूमू, Oriya: ଚୁମୁ) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chumu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 185,255th most widespread family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,185,116 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chumu live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Chumu is also the 120,095th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 3,496 people.
It is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,177 people, or 1 in 24,319. In Tanzania Chumu is most prevalent in: Zanzibar North Region, where 27 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.
Chumu Last Name Statistics demography
Chumu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 78.34% less than the national average, earning R 51,480 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chumu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chumu in the Marathi language | ||
| चूमू | cumu | - |
| Chumu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚୁମୁ | cumu | 88.89 |
| ଡୁମୁ | dumu | 11.11 |
| Chumu in the Hindi language | ||
| चुमु | cumu | 33.33 |
| चूमू | cumu | 33.33 |
| चुमू | cumu | 33.33 |
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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 Chumu
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