Gumsu Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

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

Gumsu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gumsu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria931:1,904,76167,919
Papua New Guinea531:153,84421,244
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Gumsu (882) may also be a first name.

Gumsu Last Name Facts

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

Gumsu is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gumsu? popularity and diffusion

Gumsu is the 1,428,594th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 65 percent of Gumsu are found; 62 percent are found in West Africa and 62 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 273,762nd most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 882 people.

The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 1,904,761. In Nigeria Gumsu is mostly concentrated in: Yobe, where 72 percent live and Borno, where 28 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 35 percent live and Tanzania, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gumsui911/
Umsu89228/
Goumsou8328/
Ngumshu831/
Gomsu8068/
Gumcu8020/
Gumju8012/
Humsu807/
Gunsu802/
Umsut801/
Gimsu801/
Uhmsu801/
Gumzu801/
Goumssou7714/
Ngoumsou772/
Goummsou771/
Ngoumseu771/
Ghunsu73758/
Gunsut7388/
Ngunsu7336/
Gimsau7326/
Gumjud7312/
Oumsou738/
Ghomsu738/
Gunsus735/
Gomssu731/
Gunsuh731/
Gunsau731/
Gomsuh731/
Gunseu731/
Gomsou731/
Gumjju731/
Gaunsu731/
Ngoumssou711/
Houmsou67407/
Umcu6786/
Umshaus6776/
Omsu6730/
Ghoemsu679/
Goumzou678/
Gumjudd674/
Gumshoe674/
Gaumchu673/
Umzu672/
Gumchui671/
Gounsou671/
Ngunsou671/
Umsoust671/
Humshus671/
Oumssou671/

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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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  • 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 Gumsu
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