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

The last name Gumsu is found most in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gumsu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,428,594th most common last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Gumsu reside; 62 percent reside in West Africa and 62 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gumsu is also the 273,762nd most numerous given name in the world, borne by 882 people.

This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 1,904,761. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Yobe, where 72 percent live and Borno, where 28 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Gumsu exists in 3 countries. It is also found 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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  • 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 Gumsu
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