Guluma Surname

64,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,817 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Guluma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guluma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia7,2441:13,4661,921
Colombia3681:129,8214,094
Liberia1001:44,0854,004
Uganda441:887,25640,445
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
England11:55,718,059489,080
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

The alternate forms: Gulumá (2) are calculated separately.

Guluma (7,895) may also be a first name.

Guluma Last Name Facts

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

Guluma (Oriya: ଗୁଲୁମା) is found most frequently in Ethiopia. It can occur as a variant: Gulumá. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guluma? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 64,049th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 932,269 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Guluma are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Guluma is also the 71,717th most frequently occurring forename in the world It is held by 7,895 people.

The surname Guluma is most common in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 7,244 people, or 1 in 13,466. Other than Ethiopia Guluma is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 5 percent reside and Liberia, where 1 percent reside.

Guluma Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Guluma earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 33.51% less than the national average, earning 230,110 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 8.48% less than the national average, earning $20,776,200 COP per year and in United States they earn 31.49% less than the national average, earning $29,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gulumá942/
Nguluma921,203/
Gauluma928/
Gulumah926/
Gulumay924/
Gguluma922/
Guluema921/
Gulouma921/
Gulumai921/
Uluma91795/
Ngulumah8610/
Ngguluma864/
Goulouma863/
Gullouma861/
Gulima832,162/
Gulume83133/
Huluma8371/
Gulumi8337/
Ulumma8331/
Goluma8331/
Ulumah8320/
Ulauma8312/
Ulumha835/
Gulumo834/
Guloma834/
Ulumat832/
Uluima831/
Ngoulouma802/
Ngulume77219/
Ngulumo77115/
Gulloma7787/
Ngulumi7730/
Oulouma7719/
Ulummah778/
Gulimah776/
Huluuma776/
Gilumai775/
Uluumay775/
Gulumit774/
Gaulima771/
Gullima771/
Gullumi771/
Guloume771/
Gulimay771/
Gulomoa771/
Gulomah771/
Gulhima771/
Oluma737,968/
Uloma73398/
Ulumo732/
Aulaumea7159/
Gullaume7128/
Gouloumi715/
Goulomai712/
Oullouma711/
Gholumah711/
Goloma67312/
Gilima67233/
Gouloumes67156/
Gouloumis6730/
Ngouloume6726/
Gouloumet6725/
Olouma6718/
Olumma6718/
Golumi673/
Gouloumès673/
Gulomi673/
Gilumo672/
Ulooma672/
Oleuma672/
Gulliaume672/
Ulomma671/
Gulimo671/
Gulomo671/
Golume671/
Ulloma671/
Uiloma671/
Gouloumou671/
Aulumo671/
Oulhoumma671/
Ngouloumi671/
Gaullaume671/

Guluma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guluma in the Oriya language
ଗୁଲୁମାguluma-

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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 Guluma
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