Guma Surname
Approximately 32,907 people bear this surname
Guma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 7,840 | 1:4,784 | 686 |
| Uganda | 7,057 | 1:5,532 | 990 |
| Libya | 6,386 | 1:978 | 238 |
| South Africa | 2,510 | 1:21,585 | 2,736 |
| Nigeria | 1,800 | 1:98,413 | 6,715 |
| Philippines | 1,434 | 1:70,598 | 12,134 |
| Papua New Guinea | 819 | 1:9,956 | 828 |
| Zimbabwe | 600 | 1:25,730 | 3,929 |
| Malawi | 471 | 1:36,346 | 5,352 |
| Moldova | 451 | 1:7,897 | 1,291 |
| Spain | 393 | 1:118,962 | 9,309 |
| United States | 359 | 1:1,009,635 | 74,488 |
| Albania | 348 | 1:8,374 | 1,596 |
| Argentina | 342 | 1:124,981 | 10,556 |
| Malaysia | 265 | 1:111,299 | 7,450 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| DR Congo | 185 | 1:399,349 | 33,942 |
| India | 165 | 1:4,648,881 | 119,525 |
| Indonesia | 134 | 1:986,934 | 72,456 |
| Russia | 109 | 1:1,322,230 | 94,006 |
| Brazil | 95 | 1:2,253,414 | 69,998 |
| Italy | 77 | 1:794,243 | 63,344 |
| Greece | 59 | 1:187,793 | 30,074 |
| Pakistan | 59 | 1:3,027,862 | 24,468 |
| Ethiopia | 49 | 1:1,990,740 | 8,024 |
| Cuba | 45 | 1:256,060 | 4,953 |
| Canada | 40 | 1:921,140 | 70,350 |
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| Romania | 36 | 1:557,719 | 41,269 |
| Angola | 36 | 1:749,700 | 2,649 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| Eritrea | 25 | 1:190,076 | 185 |
| Latvia | 25 | 1:82,002 | 12,055 |
| Taiwan | 21 | 1:1,116,416 | 7,706 |
| Kazakhstan | 20 | 1:884,125 | 54,571 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Turkey | 11 | 1:7,074,675 | 122,870 |
| Uruguay | 11 | 1:311,978 | 20,848 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 1:2,563,470 | 41,100 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
The alternate forms: Gumá (49), Gumà (23) & Güma (1) are calculated separately.
Guma (19,607) may also be a first name.
Guma Demographics
Guma Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Guma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Guma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Guma (Georgian: გუმა, Hindi: गुमा, Marathi: गुमा, Oriya: ଗୁମା, Russian: Гума, Tibetan: དགུ་མ་) is more frequently found in Sudan than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Gumá, Gumà or Güma. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Guma? popularity and diffusion
The last name Guma is the 16,870th most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 221,459 people. The surname Guma occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Guma live; 44 percent live in North Africa and 44 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Guma is also the 38,405th most commonly occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 19,607 people.
The surname Guma is most widespread in Sudan, where it is carried by 7,840 people, or 1 in 4,784. Aside from Sudan this surname is found in 85 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 21 percent live and Libya, where 19 percent live.
Guma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Guma has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,762 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Guma Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Guma last name are 33.73% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 86.96% being registered with the party.
The amount Guma earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 4.69% more than the national average, earning €31,437 per year; in South Africa they earn 29.07% less than the national average, earning R 168,564 per year; in United States they earn 10.49% more than the national average, earning $47,677 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.31% less than the national average, earning $36,610 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Guma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Guma in the Georgian language | ||
| გუმა | guma | - |
| Guma in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗୁମା | guma | 91.59 |
| ଗୁମ | guma | 6.54 |
| ଗୂନା | guna | 0.93 |
| ଗୂମା | guma | 0.93 |
| Guma in the Marathi language | ||
| गुमा | guma | 81.54 |
| गूमा | guma | 16.92 |
| Guma in the Hindi language | ||
| गुमा | guma | 75 |
| गूमा | guma | 25 |
| Guma in the Tibetan language | ||
| དགུ་མ་ | guma | 50 |
| གུ་མ་ | guma | 50 |
| Guma in the Russian language | ||
| Гума | guma | - |
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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
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