Gumau Surname
Approximately 151 people bear this surname
Gumau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 79 | 1:2,242,313 | 76,227 |
| Malaysia | 50 | 1:589,884 | 28,692 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
Gumau (10) may also be a first name.
Gumau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gumau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gumau is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gumau.
How Common Is The Last Name Gumau? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gumau is the 1,428,594th most common last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. The last name Gumau occurs mostly in Africa, where 54 percent of Gumau reside; 53 percent reside in West Africa and 52 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gumau is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name in the world, held by 10 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 2,242,313. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Bauchi, where 90 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 6 percent are found and Plateau, where 1 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 33 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Gumau
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