Gumam Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gumam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gumam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea561:145,60220,089
Philippines281:3,615,651151,287
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
India81:95,883,173728,828
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Gümam (1) are calculated separately.

Gumam (135) may also be a first name.

Gumam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gumam (Hindi: गुमाम, Marathi: गुमाम) is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur in the variant forms: Gümam. For other possible spellings of Gumam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gumam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,736,881st most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 50 percent of Gumam are found; 50 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 50 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 797,647th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 135 people.

The last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 145,602. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Chimbu, where 75 percent reside, Morobe, where 21 percent reside and East New Britain, where 2 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 25 percent reside and Indonesia, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gümam931/
Ghumam9134/
Gummam9133/
Gusmam9120/
Gujmam9110/
Gutmam915/
Gaumam913/
Goumam911/
Gumham910/
Umam8924,551/
Goumgam8310/
Guthmam836/
Gautmam834/
Gumasme831/
Gutmamm831/
Ghoumam831/
Gausmam830/
Guman806,112/
Usmam801,764/
Humam801,242/
Gomam80211/
Oumam80206/
Ummam80173/
Umame8080/
Aumam8012/
Uimam809/
Gumom808/
Umamd807/
Umaim806/
Utmam804/
Umaum803/
Gimam802/
Umaam801/
Ngoumham771/
Gusmamnn771/
Gusman7318,186/
Gutman7313,434/
Ghuman7311,862/
Houmam731,346/
Gouman73697/
Gumane73489/
Gumman73382/
Gumann73258/
Guhman73182/
Gauman73167/
Gumaan7379/
Ghomam7364/
Ngumom7350/
Gommam7332/
Gumang7331/
Guuman7329/
Gumgom7315/
Uthmam7311/
Gumain7310/
Humaam737/
Gummon737/
Gujman737/
Gumhan736/
Gumant736/
Nguman735/
Gușman735/
Ousmam735/
Hummam734/
Oumame733/
Umaime732/
Heumam732/
Gumean732/
Ausmam731/
Humaim731/
Haumam731/
Ouymam731/
Umaham731/
Gumomg731/
Gumahn731/
Gumgan731/
Aumaim731/
Umaume731/
Usmamm731/
Gumhom731/
Gumand730/
Ghumman673,658/
Guttman673,582/
Goumane673,550/
Gousman671,616/
Gahuman671,536/
Gutmane671,013/
Gausman67799/
Omam67733/
Gaumann67488/
Guthman67438/
Goumain67339/
Gumatin67312/
Goumand67213/
Guhmann67209/
Ghumaan67204/
Houmame67139/
Goutman67124/
Gaumain67102/
Gujtman6788/
Ghumane6748/
Gusmane6738/
Umom6735/
Gaumand6734/
Gummong6734/
Gaumane6729/
Guðmann6726/
Gusmain6725/
Ousmame6716/
Gumaang6712/
Ghumann6711/
Ghouman6710/
Ghummon679/
Hgusman677/
Gusmand677/
Ngouman676/
Ghommam674/
Gumhane674/
Guhmman674/
Gusmant674/
Gautman673/
Gumahan673/
Ghumand672/
Gumasne672/
Ghauman672/
Ghhuman672/
Gummane672/
Hausmam672/
Goumman672/
Gaumant672/
Ghusman672/
Ghumant671/
Gumaten671/
Gutmain671/
Guumman671/
Aumaumm671/
Oumhame671/
Umamowa671/
Houmgam671/
Umamova671/
Goumgan671/
Gummhan671/
Gumaind671/
Gueuman671/
Ghumain671/
Gauhman671/
Ngauman671/
Aumeaum671/
Gummond670/
Gummann670/

Gumam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gumam in the Marathi language
गुमामgumama-
Gumam in the Hindi language
गुमामgumama85.71
गुमांgumam14.29

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gumam
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