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 more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Chumu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chumu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chumu is the 185,255th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 3,185,116 people. This last name is mostly found 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 frequently used forename at a global level It is held by 3,496 people.
It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,177 people, or 1 in 24,319. In Tanzania Chumu is primarily concentrated in: Zanzibar North Region, where 27 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania Chumu exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
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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