Fumo Surname

5,552nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101,965 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Fumo Surname Definition:

Fumo is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: spear.

Fumo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique98,2591:27737
Italy1,1181:54,7029,845
Tanzania7011:75,5237,843
United States5071:714,90956,330
Kenya4931:93,6718,364
South Africa2201:246,26225,099
Argentina1401:305,31024,356
Portugal1231:84,7014,225
Brazil1091:1,963,98562,590
Papua New Guinea831:98,23813,191
Canada571:646,41452,764
France211:3,162,987209,042
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Qatar121:196,50026,891
England121:4,643,172139,951
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Swaziland91:144,244719
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Fumo (463) may also be a first name.

Fumo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Fumo is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: spear.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Fumo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fumo (Hindi: फूमो) is found in Mozambique more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fumo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fumo is the 5,552nd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 71,471 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Fumo reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. Fumo is also the 396,209th most commonly used forename on earth, borne by 463 people.

This surname is most numerous in Mozambique, where it is held by 98,259 people, or 1 in 277. Aside from Mozambique Fumo exists in 43 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 1 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.

Fumo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Fumo last name is primarily Muslim (82%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Fumo surname are 0.079999999999998% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.15% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fumo earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 8.99% more than the national average, earning €32,731 per year; in South Africa they earn 40.93% less than the national average, earning R 140,364 per year; in United States they earn 0.49% less than the national average, earning $42,938 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.74% less than the national average, earning $44,348 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfumo89737/
Feumo89335/
Fummo89138/
Fumou8969/
Foumo8926/
Fuimo8919/
Fumuo896/
Fuemo895/
Fumoh894/
Fumoo892/
Faumo891/
Fumos891/
Fumgo891/
Fumoy891/
Foumou80225/
Fumoux8014/
Feumou807/
Feumoy801/
Feumoi801/
Foutmo801/
Fuimoh801/
Foumot801/
Foumoh801/
Foumoa801/
Fuma752,625/
Fomo752,019/
Fimo75106/
Vumo7548/
Foumoux732/
Fhuemoi731/
Foutmou731/
Foummou731/
Phumo671,464/
Fouma67809/
Fuema67452/
Pfuma67202/
Fauma67199/
Fomou67138/
Fumat67107/
Fumas67103/
Fumaa6795/
Fumaz6750/
Fomoa6738/
Fiemo6724/
Fumač6721/
Fumah6717/
Fimou6711/
Futma6711/
Vuimo678/
Veumo678/
Fuuma677/
Vuymo676/
Fumau675/
Fumàs673/
Fommo673/
Fumma673/
Feuma673/
Fimmo672/
Fusma672/
Fumás672/
Vaumo672/
Fimoh672/
Vummo671/
Foemo671/
Vumoh671/
Fumad671/
Fumha671/
Fumáz671/
Fomho671/

Fumo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fumo in the Hindi language
फूमोphumo-

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