Gemu Surname

222,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,835 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Gemu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gemu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,1301:156,7649,880
Zimbabwe3661:42,1816,506
Indonesia1631:811,34561,613
Papua New Guinea441:185,31225,733
Solomon Islands311:18,7113,619
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Tanzania161:3,308,85150,463
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
Moldova61:593,56136,655
India51:153,413,076951,030
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Gemu (3,055) may also be a first name.

Gemu Last Name Facts

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

Gemu (Hindi: गेमू, Marathi: गेमू, Russian: Гему, Tibetan: དགེ་མུ་) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gemu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 222,155th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,971,415 people. Gemu is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Gemu reside; 62 percent reside in West Africa and 62 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 130,610th most frequently occurring forename on earth, held by 3,055 people.

Gemu is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,130 people, or 1 in 156,764. In Nigeria Gemu is mostly concentrated in: Jigawa, where 54 percent are found, Zamfara, where 8 percent are found and Adamawa, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent are found and Indonesia, where 9 percent are found.

Gemu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (82%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngemu892,387/
Gemuh891,367/
Ghemu89506/
Gemus89267/
Geymu8914/
Guemu8912/
Gemou8912/
Gemut898/
Gemmu896/
Gehmu896/
Gemau892/
Gesmu891/
Gaemu891/
Gemgu891/
Geimu891/
Emu8626,012/
Guemou8010,115/
Ghemud80230/
Ghemus8055/
Ngiemu8049/
Gemeux8014/
Gemouh8012/
Gemaux8010/
Ngemui809/
Nggemu804/
Ghemut804/
Gemuth803/
Gemmeu802/
Guemeu802/
Gemeus801/
Gemush801/
Ngemou801/
Gejmus801/
Gehmuh801/
Gehåmu801/
Geimui801/
Gemgou801/
Guemuh801/
Guemus801/
Giemou801/
Ghemou801/
Guemud801/
Ghehmu801/
Semu7527,285/
Zemu759,419/
Hemu752,352/
Emou751,907/
Gamu751,711/
Jemu751,078/
Gomu75874/
Emus75794/
Emau75695/
Eumu75579/
Emuh75560/
Emeu75511/
Emuy75406/
Gimu75301/
Yemu75176/
Emud75161/
Eemu75154/
Emuu75124/
Emut7593/
Eimu7572/
Emmu7553/
Emui7541/
Eamu7512/
Cemu7511/
Gymu754/
Esmu753/
Emhu752/
Emuj752/
Emgu751/
Iemu751/
Guemouh73126/
Guemmou7356/
Guemouz739/
Gueamou739/
Ghemmud734/
Guemout734/
Ghemouz732/
Guemoud731/
Ghemoud731/
Ngehmou731/
Gueimou731/
Ng'emui731/
Ghemmou731/
Hemou671,842/
Emoud671,259/
Chemu671,003/
Hemus67735/
Emaus67713/
Emout67354/
Gimui67328/
Djemu67296/
Ngimu67294/
Semau67191/
Zemou67175/
Ghamu67171/
Gammu67160/
Emous67146/
Jemou67145/
Seemu67138/
Emuss67127/
Zhemu67123/
Jemus67122/
Emmou67120/
Gomeu67109/
Siemu67103/
Yemau67100/
Emauz6794/
Gamau6792/
Semeu6789/
Jemut6774/
Zemui6771/
Kgomu6770/
Gamui6769/
Jemau6763/
Yemou6761/
Khemu6758/
Hemau6754/
Jehmu6744/
Emouh6741/
Semui6738/
Gamuh6738/
Emush6737/
Esmus6735/
Gitmu6732/
Gaimu6731/
Gimus6731/
Gomau6728/
Gameu6726/
Zemuh6725/
Zemuy6722/
Emmus6721/
Gaamu6720/
Jemmu6718/
Emeus6718/
Emuut6718/
Ghomu6717/
Gimuh6717/
Semhu6716/
Hiemu6716/
Gimut6715/
Esmau6715/
Hemut6714/
Eimut6712/
Eamus6712/
Heimu6712/
Yemuh6712/
Seimu6711/
Hemmu6711/
Gommu6711/
Guemmouh6711/
Zemeu6711/
Gemoe6711/
Emuhe6710/
Semmu6710/
Ijemu6710/
Jemuu679/
Emmau679/
Esmud679/
Gemoo679/
Jeamu678/
Jemui678/
Seamu678/
Yemut677/
Zemus676/
Gimau676/
Cehmu676/
Etmus675/
Gaymu675/
Guemmoud675/
Jemuh675/
Ihemu675/
Gimou675/
Emuch674/
Guemmouz674/
Emeue674/
Emahu674/
Gömou674/
Eamut673/
Yemus673/
Yemeu673/
Guemmout673/
Gomui673/
Heemu672/
Heamu672/
Jesmu672/
Gimeu672/
Gomuh672/
Gismu672/
Eimau672/
Jemud672/
Eimus671/
Jeymu671/
Eamud671/
Eemou671/
Eymud671/
Gimhu671/
Ghimu671/
Goimu671/
Sehmu671/
Ghemmoud671/
Gimmu671/
Aaemu671/
Hemud671/
Ngheemou671/
Gémus671/
Guymu671/
Gihmu671/
Gimuy671/
Ghemy671/
Emmeu671/
Emmuh671/
Emmui671/
Emaud671/
Emaux671/
Gahmu671/
Ejmut671/
Eamau671/
Kgamu671/
Ehmuu671/
Yesmu671/
Zemud671/
Esmut671/
Guimu671/
Ghjmu671/
Hemuu671/
Emoux670/
Emmut670/
Eumau670/
Hemup670/
Zemau670/

Gemu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gemu in the Tibetan language
དགེ་མུ་gému-
Gemu in the Hindi language
गेमूgemu77.78
गेेमूgeemu11.11
गेमुgemu11.11
Gemu in the Marathi language
गेमूgemu57.73
गेमुgemu42.27
Gemu in the Russian language
Гемуgemu-

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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 Gemu
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