Gashumba Surname

79,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Gashumba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gashumba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda5,8911:1,929465
Uganda1681:232,37717,736
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gashumba (20) may also be a first name.

Gashumba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gashumba has its highest incidence in Rwanda. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gashumba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gashumba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 79,612th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,189,803 people. The surname Gashumba occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gashumba reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 20 people.

The last name Gashumba is most common in Rwanda, where it is carried by 5,891 people, or 1 in 1,929. Apart from Rwanda this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 3 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gasumba938/
Gashimba8835/
Hashumba882/
Gashunba881/
Asumba86168/
Achumba802,048/
Atsumba8062/
Easumba8021/
Asumbat8014/
Oshumba806/
Hasumba805/
Ausumba801/
Asumbas801/
Asumbah801/
Gasumva801/
Gasumbi801/
Otshumba751,012/
Achumbay7521/
Assoumba7510/
Gassomba755/
Hachumba755/
Gassimba754/
Geshimba754/
Aachumba753/
Gashimbo752/
Gachumbi752/
Achunmba752/
Atsoumba751/
Atshumbo751/
Auchumba751/
Ngasumwa751/
Hasumbai751/
Osumba711,829/
Asomba711,755/
Asumbo7152/
Atchumbay7121/
Gassoumbe7114/
Azumba719/
Asunba713/
Assoutmba711/
Hachuumba711/
Otshuimba711/
Atchoumba711/
Gasombo67226/
Ochumba67134/
Asombea6734/
Ashombo6729/
Otsumba6721/
Achunba6710/
Azoumba677/
Assomba676/
Ossumba674/
Osunmba672/
Gazumbi671/
Goussoumba671/
Achumbo671/
Atchoumbai671/
Oshunba671/
Asombay671/
Gasombe671/
Asunboa671/

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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 Gashumba
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