Humu Surname

174,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Humu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Humu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia1,2411:1,941283
Ghana8311:32,5163,831
Indonesia1591:831,75662,946
Tanzania1331:398,05728,212
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Finland121:458,05828,977
China91:151,924,6187,954
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
England11:55,718,059489,080
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Humu (2,637) may also be a first name.

Humu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Humu (Hindi: हुमु, Marathi: हुमु) is carried by more people in Namibia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Humu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Humu is the 174,030th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,954,011 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Humu reside; 52 percent reside in Southern Africa and 52 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 143,013th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 2,637 people.

The last name Humu is most commonly occurring in Namibia, where it is borne by 1,241 people, or 1 in 1,941. In Namibia Humu is mostly found in: Kunene Region, where 98 percent reside, Khomas Region, where 2 percent reside and Erongo Region, where 0 percent reside. Besides Namibia it exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 34 percent reside and Indonesia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chumu892,288/
Humau891,647/
Humud89230/
Haumu8982/
Khumu8940/
Humus8929/
Humou8922/
Humut8914/
Humeu8910/
Houmu893/
Humuh892/
Huemu892/
Husmu892/
Umu861,145/
Khummu80875/
Humoud80452/
Heumou80449/
Houmou80424/
Chhumu80214/
Hummus80129/
Chumup8038/
Haumau8034/
Chumuy8027/
Chumuj8019/
Heumeu8018/
Chumui8014/
Chumus8014/
Khumui808/
Khumou805/
Chumgu803/
Huimou803/
Humuth802/
Houmeu802/
Haumud801/
Houmud801/
Huimui801/
Hummau801/
Husmus801/
Huemou801/
Houmui801/
Husmuz801/
Hummou801/
Humous801/
Humaus801/
Humaux801/
Chuimu801/
Humouz801/
Haummu801/
Chumau801/
Chummu801/
Chumut801/
Humush801/
Humuch800/
Himu7520,176/
Umut755,681/
Jumu752,369/
Ummu751,620/
Umuç75976/
Umau75751/
Eumu75579/
Homu75393/
Umus75343/
Aumu75187/
Gumu75180/
Umuh7581/
Umou7553/
Umud7544/
Oumu7527/
Umui7526/
Umuu753/
Ujmu753/
Umgu753/
Usmu751/
Umuz751/
Umeu751/
Umuj751/
Umup750/
Choumou7380/
Hoummou7355/
Houmoud7334/
Ehoumou733/
Chuimou732/
Cheumou732/
Houmous732/
Haumoud731/
Hummaud731/
Houmgou731/
Hoummau731/
Hummous731/
Hummuth731/
Huitmou731/
Humault731/
Haumaud731/
Cheumeu731/
Chuymud731/
Chuimut731/
Chumaup731/
Chumoup731/
Hummoud731/
Heumeus730/
Oumou673,391/
Chomu67368/
Jummu67287/
Gumau67151/
Usmau67106/
Gummu6783/
Ummau6763/
Jumau6760/
Houmault6750/
Ummuh6748/
Umhau6744/
Gumou6729/
Aumau6722/
Oumeu6720/
Oumau6719/
Ummus6717/
Uymuş6717/
Hiemu6716/
Jumou6715/
Jumui678/
Himuh678/
Umush677/
Joumu677/
Goumu677/
Umaus675/
Ummmu675/
Gumui674/
Choumouh673/
Aumus673/
Umouh673/
Homui673/
Usmus672/
Jaumu672/
Gumeu672/
Choumous672/
Jihmu672/
Ehoumoud672/
Oumus672/
Gumgu672/
Houmoutt671/
Himmu671/
Umaud671/
Umous671/
Himuu671/
Gumuy671/
Aumou671/
Choummou671/
Chhumhou671/
Umuhe671/
Eumau670/

Humu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Humu in the Marathi language
हुमुhumu-
Humu in the Hindi language
हुमुhumu50
हुमाुhumau50

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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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  • 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 Humu
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