Homu Surname

735,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Homu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Homu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3061:177,05119,513
Papua New Guinea421:194,13626,902
Zimbabwe321:482,44540,356
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Homu (136) may also be a first name.

Homu Last Name Facts

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

Homu (Hindi: होमू, Marathi: होमू) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Homu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 735,823rd most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 18,543,374 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Homu live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 794,286th most widely held first name in the world, held by 136 people.

The surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 306 people, or 1 in 177,051. In South Africa Homu is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 88 percent reside, Gauteng, where 9 percent reside and Western Cape, where 2 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent reside.

Homu Last Name Statistics demography

Homu earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.46% less than the national average, earning R 174,756 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chomu89368/
Homus89185/
Khomu8934/
Homou8932/
Homut8919/
Hoimu8913/
Homeu899/
Homud896/
Homui893/
Houmu893/
Homau892/
Omu863,122/
Homoud801,114/
Houmou80424/
Chomut80105/
Chhomu8099/
Khoimu8087/
Hosmus8052/
Hommou8037/
Homeus8017/
Chomup8016/
Homuha808/
Chommu806/
Choimu803/
Homouz803/
Chomou802/
Chomgu802/
Houmeu802/
Houmud801/
Homush801/
Hgomou801/
Hosmut801/
Houmui801/
Khommu801/
Chomui801/
Homhau801/
Homult800/
Homutt800/
Hamu753,866/
Humu752,467/
Hemu752,352/
Gomu75874/
Ahmu75643/
Omus75409/
Ommu75346/
Omut75310/
Omuh75290/
Omou75263/
Jomu75135/
Homó75110/
Omau7569/
Omui7555/
Omuț7555/
Omuz7551/
Oimu7530/
Oumu7527/
Omeu7519/
Otmu7519/
Omgu7512/
Omud754/
Oomu753/
Omuu752/
Osmu752/
Uomu752/
Omuş751/
Oemu751/
Omux751/
Hohmuth73695/
Chomaud73179/
Chomous73136/
Chomout7395/
Choumou7380/
Hoummou7355/
Houmoud7334/
Chommau735/
Homhaud733/
Hommoud733/
Ehoumou733/
Hommeus732/
Houmous732/
Chomuha731/
Homouth731/
Hommuth731/
Houmgou731/
Hoummau731/
Hommaux731/
Hommous731/
Chomaut731/
Choomup731/
Chomaup731/
Hamou6720,247/
Hamud6713,294/
Gomou673,408/
Oumou673,391/
Chamu672,515/
Chumu672,288/
Humau671,647/
Khamu67791/
Hammu67433/
Hamui67426/
Osmus67369/
Hamut67310/
Hamau67285/
Humud67230/
Omeus67222/
Hamus67202/
Ahmou67149/
Hamuy67138/
Hamuh67132/
Jomou67111/
Ommuş6794/
Haumu6782/
Hemau6754/
Houmault6750/
Khumu6740/
Ahmau6733/
Chommaud6733/
Hasmu6732/
Ahamu6732/
Șoimu6732/
Humus6729/
Gomau6728/
Humou6722/
Oumeu6720/
Oumau6719/
Ohmut6718/
Omohu6718/
Oomau6716/
Hamuu6715/
Hhamu6714/
Humut6714/
Oymus6712/
Hemmu6711/
Gommu6711/
Oimau6711/
Humeu6710/
Omush679/
Chommaux679/
Joumu677/
Hatmu677/
Goumu677/
Uomhu675/
Haamu675/
Jomui675/
Ohmud674/
O'Omu674/
Choumouh673/
Jommu673/
Osmau673/
Omous673/
Hameu673/
Ahmui673/
Gomui673/
Ahmuj672/
Haemu672/
Oimus672/
Heemu672/
Choumous672/
Humuh672/
Husmu672/
Ehoumoud672/
Oumus672/
Homoe672/
Hamuz672/
Houmoutt671/
Hjamu671/
Goimu671/
Goomu671/
Omouh671/
Ommus671/
Homoľ671/
Omouy671/
Ommou671/
Ommui671/
Omust671/
O'Mau671/
Hamuš671/
Ahmmu671/
Amhou671/
Choummou671/
Jomeu671/
Choosmut671/
Hahmu671/
Omgau671/
Ehmuu671/
Choomust671/
Jomau671/
Joomu671/
Hamup671/
Hotmouth670/
Hothmuth670/

Homu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Homu in the Hindi language
होमूhomu66.67
होमुhomu33.33
Homu in the Marathi language
होमूhomu57.69
होमुhomu42.31

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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 Homu
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