Jomu Surname
Approximately 135 people bear this surname
Jomu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 73 | 1:725,228 | 41,094 |
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Jomu (202) may also be a first name.
Jomu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jomu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jomu (Hindi: जोमू, Marathi: जोमू, Oriya: େଯାମୁ) is most common in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jomu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,537,949th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Jomu reside; 62 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 637,340th most commonly used given name at a global level, borne by 202 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 725,228. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Mara Region, where 96 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 1 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 1 percent are found. Besides Tanzania Jomu is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 14 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jomu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jomu in the Oriya language | ||
| େଯାମୁ | eyamu | - |
| Jomu in the Hindi language | ||
| जोमू | jomu | 66.67 |
| जोमु | jomu | 33.33 |
| Jomu in the Marathi language | ||
| जोमू | jomu | 57.69 |
| जोमु | jomu | 42.31 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Jomu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis