Gurmu Surname

48,151st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,722 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Gurmu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gurmu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia10,3031:9,4681,434
Nigeria2861:619,38029,421
United States791:4,588,088240,017
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Qatar61:393,00055,922
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
England41:13,929,515290,718
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Gurmu (48,562) may also be a first name.

Gurmu Last Name Facts

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

Gurmu (Hindi: गुरमु) occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurmu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 48,151st most widely held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 679,682 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gurmu are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 18,981st most widely held first name at a global level, held by 48,562 people.

It is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 10,303 people, or 1 in 9,468. Beside Ethiopia this surname occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Gurmu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gurmu surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gurmu earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 0.3% less than the national average, earning $43,018 USD per year and in Canada they earn 48.61% less than the national average, earning $25,530 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gurmuz9110/
Gurmut914/
Gurrmu914/
Gourmu913/
Gurmuy911/
Gurmau911/
Gurmus911/
Urmu8924/
Gourmou83332/
Gurmoud831/
Urmuz8044/
Girmu8030/
Urmau8019/
Urmuş8014/
Eurmu803/
Urmut801/
Uirmu801/
Urmus801/
Hurmu801/
Gourmaud77640/
Gourmoud7727/
Gourmaux7723/
Gourmoux7718/
Hurmuz73841/
Hurmus73101/
Ghirmu7313/
Girmuh7312/
Hurmuj739/
Gurmoe738/
Hurmut734/
Urmmau732/
Gormou731/
Girmau731/
Gormuh731/
Girmou731/
Gormau730/
Gourmault711/
Ormu6711/
Hourmus675/
Hurmaus670/
Eurmous670/
Hourmouz621/
Ghirmouh621/
Hormu6039/
Ormou602/
Hormeu551/

Gurmu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gurmu in the Hindi language
गुरमुguramu-

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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 Gurmu
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