Gurumo Surname

1,136,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Gurumo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gurumo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1831:289,29822,476
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Gurumo (56) may also be a first name.

Gurumo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gurumo (Tibetan: གུ་རུ་མོ།) is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurumo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,136,896th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 34,375,217 people. The surname Gurumo occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Gurumo live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Gurumo is also the 1,321,957th most numerous given name globally, borne by 56 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 289,298. In Tanzania Gurumo is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 90 percent are found, Pwani Region, where 5 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 2 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngurumo92141/
Gurumoh923/
Urumo913/
Gouroumo862/
Guruma83208/
Aurumo83108/
Gurimo8315/
Guromo835/
Urumoi832/
Hurumo832/
Urumoh831/
Utrumo831/
Ourumo831/
Urhumo831/
Gouroumou801/
Nguruma77222/
Gurumma7710/
Gurguma775/
Gauruma775/
Gurumad773/
Goroumo771/
Gurimoi771/
Uruma732,715/
Orumo73359/
Uromo7311/
Gourouma71502/
Gaurumma715/
Gurumahe713/
Ouroumou711/
Gaurimoi711/
Huruma674,344/
Orumoi67577/
Girimo6767/
Guroma6753/
Urauma6746/
Orumoh6724/
Uromoi6721/
Goromo6718/
Gurima6714/
Ouruma6712/
Urhomo6711/
Orumuo6711/
Uroomo6710/
Giruma678/
Ngourouma677/
Orumoy673/
Goruma673/
Huromo672/
Uhromo671/
Orumoa671/
Urumaa671/
Urumas671/
Urhuma671/
Gouroumma671/

Gurumo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gurumo in the Tibetan language
གུ་རུ་མོ།gurumo-

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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
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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 Gurumo
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