Jumwa Surname
Approximately 3,922 people bear this surname
Jumwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3,913 | 1:11,802 | 1,481 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Jumwa (3,340) may also be a first name.
Jumwa Demographics
Jumwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Jumwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jumwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jumwa occurs most in Kenya. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Jumwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jumwa? popularity and diffusion
Jumwa is the 117,413th most common surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,858,120 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Jumwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 123,514th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 3,340 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 3,913 people, or 1 in 11,802. In Kenya Jumwa is most frequent in: Kilifi County, where 59 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 21 percent are found and Kwale County, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent are found and Taiwan, where 0 percent are found.
Jumwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (83%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jumwad | 91 | 6 | / |
| Ijumwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ujumwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jaumwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jumwa'a | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jumba | 80 | 13,444 | / |
| Sumwa | 80 | 883 | / |
| Junwa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Jumua | 80 | 5 | / |
| Jumuad | 73 | 2,884 | / |
| Ujunwa | 73 | 708 | / |
| Ijumba | 73 | 668 | / |
| Jumbaa | 73 | 34 | / |
| Jumbai | 73 | 24 | / |
| Jumuat | 73 | 17 | / |
| Ojunwa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Jumbau | 73 | 9 | / |
| Jumuha | 73 | 7 | / |
| Cumwai | 73 | 7 | / |
| Sumway | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ujumba | 73 | 6 | / |
| Junwat | 73 | 5 | / |
| Sumwai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Joumba | 73 | 5 | / |
| Juumba | 73 | 4 | / |
| Zumwua | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jumbay | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jhunwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Djumua | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ejumba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jumwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jumwer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Soumwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jiumba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ojumua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zumwat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cumway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jomwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Junhwa | 73 | 0 | / |
| Jjuumba | 67 | 10 | / |
| Zumwait | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zumwach | 67 | 2 | / |
| Djuimwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djeunwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jumuaat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djounwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uujumba | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Jumba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uujunwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scumway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zumwatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Junnwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saumway | 67 | 0 | / |
| Yumwatt | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- 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 Jumwa
- 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