Ghamu Surname
Approximately 171 people bear this surname
Ghamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 103 | 1:201,641 | 20,774 |
| India | 41 | 1:18,708,912 | 282,725 |
| Liberia | 27 | 1:163,279 | 11,522 |
Ghamu (685) may also be a first name.
Ghamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ghamu (Hindi: घमू, Marathi: घमु, Oriya: ଘାମୁ) is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghamu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,315,412th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 42,617,228 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Ghamu live; 60 percent live in Central Africa and 60 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 316,139th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, held by 685 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 103 people, or 1 in 201,641. In Cameroon Ghamu is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 61 percent live, Centre Region, where 16 percent live and Southwest Region, where 12 percent live. Outside of Cameroon this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 24 percent live and Liberia, where 16 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghamu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghamu in the Hindi language | ||
| घमू | ghamu | 52.63 |
| घामू | ghamu | 29.41 |
| घमु | ghamu | 16.41 |
| घामु | ghamu | 1.55 |
| Ghamu in the Marathi language | ||
| घमु | ghamu | 51.06 |
| घामु | ghamu | 19.15 |
| घामू | ghamu | 17.02 |
| घमू | ghamu | 12.77 |
| Ghamu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଘାମୁ | ghamu | 50 |
| ଘମୁ | ghamu | 50 |
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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 Ghamu
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