Jamu Surname

29,835th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,928 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Jamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi6,6661:2,568316
Mozambique6,1801:4,4111,010
Zimbabwe2,6591:5,806606
India9281:826,57936,751
Nigeria4541:390,18220,575
Indonesia3471:381,12232,528
Malaysia1891:156,0549,695
Uganda1051:371,80323,930
Pakistan941:1,900,46718,692
Tanzania651:814,48642,828
Cameroon501:415,38135,427
Namibia501:48,1886,016
Botswana281:78,10513,263
England261:2,143,00282,017
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230

The alternate forms: Jamú (5) are calculated separately.

Jamu (8,451) may also be a first name.

Jamu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jamu (Bengali: যমু, Georgian: ჯამუ, Hindi: जमू, Marathi: जमु, Oriya: ଜାମୁ, Tibetan: རྒྱ་མོ།) is found most frequently in Malawi. It may occur as a variant: Jamú. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jamu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 29,835th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 406,490 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Jamu reside; 87 percent reside in Southern Africa and 53 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Jamu is also the 68,590th most commonly held given name worldwide, borne by 8,451 people.

The last name Jamu is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is held by 6,666 people, or 1 in 2,568. Other than Malawi it exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in Mozambique, where 34 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 15 percent are found.

Jamu Last Name Statistics demography

Jamu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.96% more than the national average, earning R 373,008 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jamú925/
Jammu897,763/
Jaimu89402/
Jamus89396/
Jamud89365/
Ijamu89329/
Jhamu89277/
Jamau89254/
Jamuh89222/
Jamut89163/
Jamhu89134/
Jamou89126/
Jamui8990/
Djamu8973/
Jameu8960/
Jaamu8940/
Tjamu8916/
Jamuy8914/
Jasmu8911/
Jeamu898/
Jiamu898/
Jamuz896/
Jamuu895/
Jaemu895/
Jahmu892/
Jaymu892/
Jamgu892/
Jaumu892/
Hjamu891/
Jamous8012,007/
Djamou80327/
Jamoud80242/
Jamaux80164/
Jameux80114/
Jameus8099/
Jaimus8035/
Djamus8034/
Jammou8032/
Jamhou8024/
Djamud8020/
Jamouh8018/
Jhammu8013/
Ijamut8012/
Jaimut8010/
Jamaud809/
Ajaemu808/
Djamau807/
Ojhamu806/
Jammuu805/
Jammau804/
Djaamu803/
Jamout803/
Jamhud803/
Jamahu802/
Jeamud802/
Jaimou802/
Jaymud801/
Jihamu801/
Jhaamu801/
Jhamgu801/
Jhamuu801/
Jaimud801/
Ejiamu801/
Jahmou801/
Jamgou801/
Jeamus801/
Ujhamu801/
Djamuz801/
Ijaimu801/
Jammus801/
Jijamu801/
Jaimau801/
Jahmud801/
Jamust801/
Jamutt801/
Jasmau801/
Jasmud801/
Jiamou801/
Jasmus800/
Samu7533,305/
Camu754,959/
Hamu753,866/
Yamu752,064/
Zamu751,472/
Jomu75135/
Iamu75109/
Eamu7512/
Djamous734,356/
Jamault73382/
Djamouh73369/
Djammou7358/
Jaumaux7335/
Jamoush7325/
Djaimou7323/
Jaismut7319/
Jaumaud7312/
Jahmous738/
Jamouss736/
Jaamout736/
Djamouz735/
Jammouh735/
Ojhamau734/
Jeamuch734/
Djeamou732/
Jammaud732/
Jahmoud732/
Djamout732/
Jahmouz731/
Jaimouh731/
Jeamaux731/
Jhammut731/
Ajjamou731/
Djaumou731/
Jammoud731/
Jamhuha731/
Jihamut731/
Jiamouy731/
Hamou6720,247/
Samui6718,944/
Hamud6713,294/
Chamu672,515/
Saumu671,786/
Ojomu671,767/
Samau671,718/
Yamou67877/
Khamu67791/
Djamouss67679/
Yamut67638/
Sammu67529/
Hammu67433/
Hamui67426/
Samuy67364/
Yamuç67352/
Hamut67310/
Hamau67285/
Ujomu67281/
Haimu67266/
Saimu67235/
Samhu67214/
Hamus67202/
Ejomu67173/
Cammu67148/
Hamuy67138/
Hamuh67132/
Jomou67111/
Yamau6799/
Samuh6796/
Yamus6795/
Saamu6784/
Haumu6782/
Yamud6769/
Zamuz6758/
Zamut6756/
Yammu6751/
Djahamou6741/
Zamau6741/
Jamoo6740/
Yamui6738/
Camuy6736/
Zamou6734/
Ehamu6734/
Iamui6733/
Hasmu6732/
Hiamu6729/
Ijomu6725/
Ihamu6723/
Giamu6723/
Sahmu6721/
Yaamu6718/
Zaumu6717/
Zaamu6715/
Zamus6714/
Hhamu6714/
Yamup6714/
Haymu6712/
Sameu6711/
Iamut679/
Žamut679/
Ejjamoud679/
Jeammaud679/
Zamud678/
Seamu678/
Yamgu678/
Joumu677/
Hatmu677/
Ayomu677/
Jamoe677/
Zaimu676/
Ajomu676/
Yatmu675/
Haamu675/
Yamuz675/
Jomui675/
Yamuy674/
Yasmu674/
Djahmout674/
Zamup674/
Hajmu674/
Jommu673/
Hameu673/
Zhamu673/
Zaymu672/
Heamu672/
Jhomu672/
Zamhu672/
Yahmu672/
Zzamu672/
Iamou672/
Hamuz672/
Jeymu671/
Hajjammu671/
Yamuj671/
Zammu671/
Jasmouth671/
Jamús671/
Jahmouth671/
Jhamoush671/
Jomut671/
Yamhu671/
Hamuš671/
Ajiamoud671/
Djomu671/
Djamouth671/
Djahmous671/
D'jamous671/
Jomeu671/
Eamau671/
Hahmu671/
Zamuy671/
Djamhouh671/
Sam'u671/
Jomau671/
Jomud671/
Jomuz671/
Joomu671/
Hamup671/
Iameu671/

Jamu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jamu in the Georgian language
ჯამუjamu-
Jamu in the Bengali language
যমুyamu-
Jamu in the Tibetan language
རྒྱ་མོ།gyamo50
རྒྱ་མུ།gyamu50
Jamu in the Hindi language
जमूjamu50
जमुjamu35.71
जामूjamu9.39
जामुjamu4.75
झामूjhamu0.05
जतुjatu0.05
Jamu in the Marathi language
जमुjamu43.09
जामुjamu27.87
जमूjamu14.75
जामूjamu13.82
झामूjhamu0.23
Jamu in the Oriya language
ଜାମୁjamu38.34
ଜମୁjamu23.87
ଯମୁyamu18.44
ଯାମୁyamu16.46
ଯମୂyamu1.27
ଜମୂjamu0.36
ଜାମୂjamu0.36
ଯାମୂyamu0.18

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