Gumu Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

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

Gumu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gumu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea721:113,24615,376
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Solomon Islands101:58,00311,702
Turkey101:7,782,142126,629
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

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 last name Gumu (Hindi: गूमू, Oriya: ଗୁମୁ) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Gumü or Gümü. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gumu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,272,314th most common surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 46 percent of Gumu are found; 46 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 41 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 230,757th most widespread first name internationally It is held 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 it is most frequent in: Central, where 49 percent reside, Northern, where 32 percent reside and Madang, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside and Nigeria, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gumü921/
Gumus891,401/
Ngumu891,068/
Gumut89553/
Gumuh89178/
Gumau89151/
Gummu8983/
Gumou8929/
Goumu897/
Gumuz896/
Gutmu894/
Gumui894/
Gumeu892/
Gumuş892/
Gumgu892/
Ghumu891/
Gumuy891/
Ggumu891/
Umu861,145/
Gümü831/
Goumou8021,060/
Gusmus80110/
Gusmau8056/
Gumush8037/
Gummus8032/
Goumeu8030/
Gautmu8024/
Gumaus8017/
Gutmus8016/
Ngummu809/
Ghumud805/
Nggumu804/
Ghummu803/
Ghumau802/
Gumaud802/
Gummuh802/
Ngumeu801/
Gumust801/
Gumuha801/
Gumeus801/
Ghumuh801/
Ngumui801/
Gumoud801/
Gumouz801/
Gaumou801/
Goumau800/
Goumus800/
Umut755,681/
Humu752,467/
Ummu751,620/
Umuç75976/
Gomu75874/
Umau75751/
Eumu75579/
Umus75343/
Gimu75301/
Aumu75187/
Umuh7581/
Umou7553/
Umud7544/
Oumu7527/
Umui7526/
Umuu753/
Ujmu753/
Usmu751/
Umuz751/
Umeu751/
Umuj751/
Umup750/
Ngoumou732,397/
Goumaux7363/
Ghoumou7321/
Gousmou736/
Goumaud735/
Goumoud734/
Goummou733/
Goumgou732/
Goumouh732/
Gueumou732/
Goumouj731/
Oumou673,391/
Humau671,647/
Gimui67328/
Humud67230/
Usmau67106/
Haumu6782/
Kgomu6770/
Ummau6763/
Ummuh6748/
Umhau6744/
Humus6729/
Umohu6726/
Humou6722/
Aumau6722/
Oumeu6720/
Oumau6719/
Ghomu6717/
Ummus6717/
Gimuh6717/
Uymuş6717/
Humut6714/
Goumault6713/
Gommu6711/
Humeu6710/
Umush677/
Umaus675/
Ummmu675/
Gümus675/
Aumus673/
Umouh673/
Houmu673/
Gomui673/
Usmus672/
Humuh672/
Umahu672/
Husmu672/
Oumus672/
Goomu671/
Umaud671/
Umous671/
Goumoush671/
Gimmu671/
Ngou'mou671/
Ngoummou671/
N'Goumou671/
Goumhoud671/
Goumouha671/
Gihmu671/
Ghoumous671/
Ghoumout671/
Gimuy671/
Aumou671/
Umuhe671/
Gumoe670/
Eumau670/

Gumu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gumu in the Hindi language
गूमूgumu-
Gumu in the Oriya language
ଗୁମୁgumu91.67
ଗୁମୁମଳିକgumumalika8.33

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gumu
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