Fumu Surname

166,619th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,597 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Fumu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fumu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,3301:39,8064,569
DR Congo1,0671:69,2408,138
Romania981:204,87620,291
Italy361:1,698,79784,491
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Fumu (4,097) may also be a first name.

Fumu Last Name Facts

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

Fumu is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fumu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fumu is the 166,619th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,806,140 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Fumu reside; 52 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Fumu is also the 108,722nd most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 4,097 people.

The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,330 people, or 1 in 39,806. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Zanzibar North Region, where 29 percent are found, Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 22 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 13 percent are found. Beside Tanzania Fumu exists in 17 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 41 percent are found and Romania, where 4 percent are found.

Fumu Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Fumu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 95% less than the national average, earning R 11,892 per year and in United States they earn 19.18% more than the national average, earning $51,425 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfumu8996/
Fumou8969/
Fumuh897/
Fumau895/
Feumu891/
Fhumu891/
Fumus891/
Fumhu891/
Foumou80225/
Faumui80215/
Fumaux8034/
Fumoux8014/
Feumou807/
Fumeux803/
Feumeu801/
Fuemuh801/
Vumu751,482/
Fomu7539/
Fimu7512/
Foumoux732/
Faumuis732/
Foutmou731/
Foummou731/
Foumaux731/
Futmush730/
Phumu672,513/
Fumoo672/
Fimuu671/
Vaumu671/
Foomu671/
Fimuh671/
Feumoe605/
Phumus601/
Phumau601/
Voummou551/
Fiehmuh551/
Vimu5015/

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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 Fumu
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