Gumu Surname
Approximately 180 people bear this surname
Gumu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 72 | 1:113,246 | 15,376 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Solomon Islands | 10 | 1:58,003 | 11,702 |
| Turkey | 10 | 1:7,782,142 | 126,629 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
The alternate forms: Gumü (1) & Gümü (1) are calculated separately.
Gumu (1,182) may also be a first name.
Gumu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gumu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gumu (Hindi: गूमू, Oriya: ଗୁମୁ) occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered as: Gumü or Gümü. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gumu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gumu is the 1,272,314th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 46 percent of Gumu live; 46 percent live in Oceania Islands and 41 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 230,757th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 1,182 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 113,246. In Papua New Guinea Gumu is most frequent in: Central, where 49 percent are found, Northern, where 32 percent are found and Madang, where 11 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea it occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found and Nigeria, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gumu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gumu in the Hindi language | ||
| गूमू | gumu | - |
| Gumu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗୁମୁ | gumu | 91.67 |
| ଗୁମୁମଳିକ | gumumalika | 8.33 |
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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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