Gamumu Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gamumu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gamumu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya711:650,42129,207
Indonesia471:2,813,813160,835
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447

Gamumu (23) may also be a first name.

Gamumu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gamumu is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gamumu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,581,912th most numerous last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. Gamumu is mostly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Gamumu are found; 55 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 23 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 650,421. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kilifi County, where 99 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 1 percent are found. Besides Kenya Gamumu exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 36 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent are found.

Gamumu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (67%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amumu91101/
Amumuh833/
Aimumu831/
Amuimu831/
Amoumou77525/
Aimuimu771/
Hamumud771/
Omumu73384/
Amomu738/
Hamoumou7138/
Ammoumou7113/
Ahmoumou713/
Hammoumou67148/
Omumgu672/
Omhumu671/
Omeumu671/
Amouhmoud671/
Hamomu671/
Omuimu671/
Hamoummou671/
Hamoummous631/
Hammomu621/
Kgomomuu574/
Goumomou571/
Gomomu501/
Amomou501/

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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 Gamumu
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