Gumede Surname

3,289th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171,286 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gumede Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gumede Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa163,2651:33212
Zimbabwe7,1011:2,174137
Swaziland2781:4,670333
England2471:225,57918,901
Botswana2261:9,6771,775
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
Lesotho241:84,69010,225
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Iceland61:63,3484,218
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Gumede (147) may also be a first name.

Gumede Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gumede occurs most in South Africa. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gumede? popularity and diffusion

Gumede is the 3,289th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 42,546 people. The surname Gumede occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gumede are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 760,591st most commonly used given name in the world It is held by 147 people.

This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 163,265 people, or 1 in 332. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 80 percent are found, Gauteng, where 9 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 5 percent are found. Excluding South Africa Gumede occurs in 37 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found and Swaziland, where 0 percent are found.

Gumede Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gumede earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 38.39% less than the national average, earning R 146,412 per year and in United States they earn 3.87% less than the national average, earning $41,479 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gumedhe9255/
Ghumede926/
Goumede924/
Gumedes922/
Ngumede922/
Gumeede921/
Gummede921/
Gumedet921/
Gumedeu921/
Gumeade921/
Gumedde921/
Gumeide921/
Cgumede921/
Umede9112/
Goumedje861/
Gumade83233/
Gumedi8364/
Gomede8356/
Umedez8339/
Gumeda8329/
Gumide8325/
Gumode8315/
Aumede8312/
Umeude8311/
Umeide832/
Umedhe831/
Umeade831/
Humede831/
Umedes831/
Gimede831/
Eumede831/
Goummedje802/
Ghumade771,422/
Aumedes77142/
Humedes7744/
Gusmedi7739/
Gumides7727/
Gummade7712/
Humedez7710/
Ummedee774/
Gummeda773/
Gummedi773/
Goumade772/
Gumidez772/
Humeide771/
Ggumade771/
Gumadee771/
Gumedha771/
Gumeida771/
Gumuide771/
Gumayde771/
Goumide771/
Umeadeh771/
Oumedeh771/
Gomeide771/
Umeda7369,437/
Omede736,180/
Umedi73128/
Umide7351/
Goumeida712,836/
Houmeide7128/
Haumeder7112/
Gummadee715/
Ghumeidi714/
Goumadey713/
Humeideh712/
Ghummade711/
Guttmedi711/
Ghaumade711/
Gomide674,213/
Umeadi672,007/
Ummeda67528/
Gumadi67487/
Gomedi67143/
Gimode67125/
Gomyde67117/
Gomeda67114/
Gumida6767/
Humeda6766/
Gumidi6760/
Humedi6753/
Omiede6736/
Ummedi6734/
Umeeda6728/
Umediy6714/
Umeedi6713/
Omeede679/
Ghoummide679/
Oumedi678/
Omedei678/
Umedhi676/
Homede675/
Gumodi675/
Omedde675/
Humide674/
Oumeda673/
Humedy673/
Omeide673/
Omeade672/
Omedie671/
Ommede671/
Umaide671/
Goummeida671/
Umoide671/
Oumide671/

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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
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  • 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 Gumede
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