Gummow Surname

396,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 889 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Gummow Surname Definition:

The same as Gumm, Gomm, the Old German Goma, a Danish, Gummi in Saxon, a U.S. Gumma. From Anglo-Saxon guma, Goth, id., O. High German gomo, Old English obs. gom, a man.

Gummow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3411:1,062,92977,588
Australia2761:97,81111,085
Canada1191:309,62728,530
England1161:480,32831,110
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England901:270,83719,067
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Gummow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The same as Gumm, Gomm, the Old German Goma, a Danish, Gummi in Saxon, a U.S. Gumma. From Anglo-Saxon guma, Goth, id., O. High German gomo, Old English obs. gom, a man.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Gummow Last Name Facts

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

Gummow occurs most in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gummow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 396,526th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 8,197,464 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Gummow live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Gummow is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 341 people, or 1 in 1,062,929. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 13 percent live, Utah, where 12 percent live and California, where 11 percent live. Besides The United States Gummow is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 31 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.

Gummow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gummow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gummow last name rose 775 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 129 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gummow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gummow surname are 6.18% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.41% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gummow earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 18.39% more than the national average, earning R 281,340 per year; in United States they earn 14.54% more than the national average, earning $49,422 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.79% less than the national average, earning $49,292 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gumow916/
Goumow8314/
Gunmow830/
Ngoumow771/
Gautmow770/
Gumov7396/
Gumaw737/
Gomow732/
Gumova6751/
Gumawe6732/
Goumaw6715/
Gumhob671/
Goomow671/
Gaumov671/
Goumawe625/
Gaumova622/
Gummatv621/
Ghoumoub575/
Gomov55143/
Gimov5529/
Gumab555/
Gumaf552/
Gimaw551/
Ghumab506/
Goumab502/
Ghumav501/
Gumafe501/

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