Gomo Surname

47,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,976 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gomo Surname User-submission:

Derived from the Visigothic word 'guma', meaning "man".

Gomo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe7,3451:2,102125
South Africa9401:57,6367,306
Nigeria6831:259,36014,913
Philippines4631:218,65733,911
Zambia3111:50,9644,775
Tanzania2391:221,51318,438
Congo2341:21,3212,424
Papua New Guinea1251:65,2308,500
Liberia811:54,4264,815
Norway791:65,0929,213
United States701:5,177,985261,849
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Pakistan631:2,835,61723,570
Indonesia521:2,543,254149,807
England411:1,358,97760,528
France311:2,142,668174,004
Australia281:964,13257,058
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Benin191:543,97934,804
Ivory Coast181:1,281,73528,562
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Gomo (1,600) may also be a first name.

Gomo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Derived from the Visigothic word 'guma', meaning "man".

- lenflax

Gomo Last Name Facts

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

Gomo (Hindi: गोमो, Russian: Гомо, Tibetan: འགོ་མོ།) is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gomo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 47,182nd most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 663,953 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Gomo reside; 79 percent reside in Southern Africa and 79 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 193,201st most frequently occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 1,600 people.

The last name Gomo is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 7,345 people, or 1 in 2,102. In Zimbabwe Gomo is mostly found in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 36 percent are found, Harare Province, where 19 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 15 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 48 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 9 percent are found and Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.

Gomo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gomo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gomo surname increased 167 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,050 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gomo Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gomo earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 19.06% less than the national average, earning 280,107 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 42.52% less than the national average, earning R 136,596 per year and in United States they earn 1.43% more than the national average, earning $43,764 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngomo8917,035/
Kgomo8913,958/
Gomou893,408/
Gomot89619/
Gomos89618/
Gomoi89497/
Gosmo89337/
Goumo89241/
Gommo89181/
Ghomo89150/
Gomoo8960/
Gomoh8952/
Gomoy8935/
Gomoz8920/
Gomgo8911/
Gomho8910/
Gomoï896/
Gomoa892/
Gomod892/
Gotmo892/
Goomo892/
Goemo892/
Gomop891/
Gomuo891/
Omo868,022/
Goumou8021,060/
Ngomuo802,996/
Ngomoi80343/
Ngoumo80267/
Ng'omo80186/
Ngomou8092/
Goumot8062/
Gousmo8046/
Gomoľa8041/
Nghomo8038/
Goomoo8026/
Nkgomo8017/
Goummo8012/
Gomouz8012/
Nggomo807/
Gommoh807/
N'Gomo806/
Gosmos805/
Gottmo805/
Gommou805/
Goomoi804/
Goumoh803/
Gommoi803/
Ngommo803/
Hgomuo802/
Ghoumo802/
Gotmod801/
Hgomou801/
Ngoymo801/
Ngoomo801/
Goumoi801/
Gouhmo801/
Gomosh801/
Gomoĺa801/
Ghommo801/
Ghomoh801/
Kgomoo801/
Goomos801/
Gomoha801/
Kggomo801/
Kgommo801/
Gomoos801/
Gomott800/
Goma75214,586/
Omot7561,315/
Gemo7521,085/
Homo7512,153/
Gamo7510,709/
Omod757,176/
Oumo755,078/
Omoh753,928/
Omoy753,141/
Omoi751,444/
Gumo751,077/
Omos75884/
Omoo75623/
Osmo75566/
Omou75263/
Oimo75157/
Omoa75156/
Uomo75135/
Gomà7553/
Omoj7549/
Ommo7537/
Omuo7522/
Gomá7519/
Omop7511/
Ohmo757/
Omho757/
Oomo755/
Ojmo753/
Otmo752/
Oymo752/
Omoz751/
Omoï751/
Ngoumou732,397/
Ngommoh7334/
Ghomous7324/
Ghoumou7321/
Gousmou736/
Goumoud734/
Goummou733/
Goumgou732/
Goumouh732/
Gomoich731/
Ngohmoh731/
Ngoimoh731/
Ngoumoh731/
Ngoumoi731/
Gohmouh731/
Gohmous731/
Gomoush731/
N'Gomou731/
Ngoma67346,362/
Gomaa67133,409/
Gamou677,120/
Ngamo675,214/
Gomas674,078/
Gomah673,734/
Gomma673,536/
Gamot673,533/
Omoit673,430/
Oumou673,391/
Homos673,268/
Gouma672,711/
Omott672,256/
Ngumo672,234/
Gamos672,137/
Gamoh672,103/
Gomha67940/
Gemmo67649/
Gooma67539/
Goima67524/
Gummo67519/
Houmo67517/
Gomaz67429/
Gamod67391/
Gomat67350/
Homod67348/
Gemoh67344/
Ghoma67337/
Huomo67277/
Gammo67179/
Omodt67163/
Oummo67163/
Gamoa67159/
Otmot67150/
Gosma67144/
Gutmo67129/
Omosh67125/
Gom'a67122/
Gomeu67109/
Gamoy67103/
Gumoi67100/
Homop6798/
Ghamo6776/
Gusmo6773/
Hommo6759/
Gomad6758/
Homot6755/
Ottmo6753/
Gamoi6753/
Gamoo6742/
Gumoś6741/
Gumoy6733/
Homou6732/
Homoi6731/
Goyma6730/
Gumou6729/
Gomau6728/
Gomoľová6728/
Gumot6728/
Omoch6723/
Gamoš6722/
Gasmo6718/
Omoss6718/
Omohu6718/
Gumoh6718/
Giemo6717/
Gaemo6714/
Gemoi6713/
Oimos6712/
Homoa6712/
Gumos6711/
Homoz6710/
Osmod679/
Osmos679/
Ousmo679/
Gemoo679/
Gamoz678/
Gomga678/
Hoomo676/
Kgoma676/
Ommoh675/
Gaumo675/
Goumã675/
Gamop674/
Gohma674/
Homoj674/
Kgamo674/
Gömou674/
Ghumo673/
Omous673/
Osmot673/
Oumoh673/
Oimoh673/
Homoy673/
Gumoj672/
Goema672/
Osmoh672/
Ggoma672/
Osmoy672/
Homoh672/
Gomap672/
Omohs672/
Kgumo672/
Ommos671/
Gumop671/
Gotma671/
Goumoush671/
Omois671/
Oomoh671/
Omohd671/
Ojmoa671/
Omouh671/
Omoiy671/
Otmoh671/
Hoimo671/
Homoľ671/
Homoș671/
Oomoi671/
Omojj671/
Ommoo671/
Ommou671/
Oumuo671/
Osmoi671/
Oimmo671/
Oimoo671/
Ngou'mou671/
Ngoummou671/
N'Goumou671/
Qgoma671/
Gemoy671/
Gehmo671/
Goumhoud671/
Gomaá671/
Gomaï671/
Gomás671/
Ghoumous671/
Ghoumout671/
Gamoj671/
Hoymo671/
Outmo671/
Oomod671/
Oyhmo671/
Gaamo671/

Gomo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gomo in the Hindi language
गोमोgomo-
Gomo in the Tibetan language
འགོ་མོ།gomo40
སྒོ་མོ།gomo20
དགོ་མོ་gomo20
གོ་མོ།gomo20
Gomo in the Russian language
Гомоgomo-

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