Fatumu Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Fiji

Fatumu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fatumu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
Fiji41:223,5982,635
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Fatumu (11) may also be a first name.

Fatumu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fatumu is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fatumu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,034,050th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Fatumu are found; 79 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 2,168,849. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Masindi District, where 33 percent reside, Hoima District, where 17 percent reside and Wakiso District, where 11 percent reside. Not including Uganda it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Fiji, where 17 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fathumu9210/
Fautumu921/
Fatoumou861/
Fatimu8322/
Fatimuj771/
Fathomu771/
Fotumuh771/
Foutoumou671/
Fatimau623/
Fatomou621/

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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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  • 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 Fatumu
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