Gumenu Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

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

Gumenu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gumenu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea441:185,31225,733
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Gumenu (43) may also be a first name.

Gumenu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gumenu has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gumenu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,605,694th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 80 percent of Gumenu reside; 80 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 80 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Gumenu is also the 1,545,828th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 43 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 185,312. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Morobe, where 75 percent live, Bougainville, where 11 percent live and Madang, where 9 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 16 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gumengu9237/
Gumenou9213/
Umenu9114/
Goumenou86233/
Gummenui861/
Humenu8344/
Umeanu8321/
Gomenu838/
Gumanu833/
Gimenu831/
Gumynu831/
Ngoumenou804/
Gomenou7796/
Oumenou776/
Houmenu773/
Ahumenu772/
Eumenou771/
Gumoinu771/
Humenus771/
Omenu73545/
Uminu734/
Houmenou712,584/
Gumyongu7111/
Usmeanhu711/
Omeanu67410/
Oemenu6727/
Omenau6722/
Homenu678/
Gimanu677/
Hoummenou676/
Auminu675/
Humenhuch672/
Gominu672/
Gimonu671/
Omenuh671/
Houmeanou671/
Houhmenou671/
Uminau671/

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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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  • 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 Gumenu
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