Fuma Surname

165,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,625 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Fuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1351:47,7346,087
DR Congo3691:200,21619,970
Lesotho2411:8,4341,892
Uganda1601:243,99518,277
Zimbabwe1461:105,74114,710
Namibia1051:22,9473,863
Brazil951:2,253,41469,998
Argentina861:497,01636,727
Japan711:1,800,62426,471
Cameroon381:546,55442,843
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
France71:9,488,960336,266
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
England31:18,572,686338,250
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Fuma (4,216) may also be a first name.

Fuma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fuma (Arabic: فوما, Hindi: फूमा, Russian: Фума, Tibetan: ཕུ་མ་) occurs most in South Africa. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fuma? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fuma is the 165,072nd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,776,208 people. Fuma occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Fuma are found; 63 percent are found in Southern Africa and 62 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 106,853rd most widely held given name worldwide It is held by 4,216 people.

This last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 1,135 people, or 1 in 47,734. In South Africa Fuma is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 64 percent reside, Western Cape, where 18 percent reside and Gauteng, where 10 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this last name is found in 45 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside and Lesotho, where 9 percent reside.

Fuma Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Fuma earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.62% less than the national average, earning R 103,080 per year and in United States they earn 4% less than the national average, earning $41,422 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fouma89809/
Fumai89734/
Fuema89452/
Pfuma89202/
Fauma89199/
Fumea89192/
Fumat89107/
Fumas89103/
Fumaa8995/
Fumaz8950/
Fumač8921/
Fumah8917/
Futma8911/
Fuuma897/
Fumau895/
Fumay894/
Fumma893/
Feuma893/
Fusma892/
Fumad891/
Fumha891/
Fouhma80793/
Pfouma80187/
Pfumai80115/
Fumeau8041/
Fumaux8034/
Fumhai8031/
Foumai8023/
Fahuma807/
Fumach806/
Fautma805/
Foumah803/
Foumay803/
Faumas802/
Faumai801/
Fumaid801/
Foumas801/
Fumeah801/
Faumah801/
Fausma801/
Pfuema801/
Fuumas801/
Fuhmai801/
Foumat801/
Foumma801/
Foumoa801/
Fousma801/
Fumaãa801/
Fhouma801/
Fumo75101,965/
Vuma7515,467/
Fima752,407/
Foma751,585/
Fumi751,372/
Fume75274/
Fumy7542/
Fumé755/
Fumê752/
Fumeaux73786/
Foumgai7323/
Foumaux731/
Foumgah731/
Foumgay731/
Fumey674,845/
Fuime671,788/
Phuma67855/
Pfumo67737/
Fumis67716/
Fhima67637/
Fumes67451/
Fiema67377/
Feumo67335/
Feumi67218/
Fumei67196/
Fummi67159/
Fumhe67149/
Fummo67138/
Fomai67105/
Vumma6771/
Foumi6769/
Fumou6769/
Faume6757/
Fumio6756/
Fumie6751/
Fomoa6738/
Vumai6732/
Fumet6728/
Faumi6727/
Fumez6727/
Foumo6726/
Fumer6724/
Fuimo6719/
Fihma6718/
Foume6716/
Fimah6715/
Feumy6715/
Faumy6715/
Fumyo6714/
Fomea6713/
Vauma6713/
Fimea6711/
Feume6711/
Vuima6711/
Fumhi6710/
Fooma6710/
Vumah679/
Vuyma678/
Pfume678/
Fumiz678/
Foumy677/
Fumuo676/
Fimma676/
Fuimi675/
Fuemo675/
Fummy674/
Foema674/
Fumoh674/
Fomma673/
Fomay673/
Fumàs673/
Vumay672/
Veuma672/
Fumiš672/
Fumás672/
Fumee672/
Fumoo672/
Fuhmi671/
Fumoy671/
Fomau671/
Fumgo671/
Pfumi671/
Vuema671/
Futmi671/
Fumeh671/
Fumme671/
Fumos671/
Fumáz671/
Faumo671/
Fimha671/
Fumit671/
Foumatch671/
Fhumi671/
Fimau671/
Foumeaue670/

Fuma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fuma in the Tibetan language
ཕུ་མ་puma-
Fuma in the Hindi language
फूमाphuma81.16
फुमाphuma18.84
Fuma in the Russian language
Фумаfuma-
Fuma in the Arabic language
فوماfwma-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fuma
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