Kyumu Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kyumu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kyumu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1321:349,84820,694
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Kyumu (20) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kyumu Demographics

Kyumu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Kyumu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kyumu occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kyumu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,518,885th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. The surname Kyumu is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kyumu reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 20 people.

This surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 132 people, or 1 in 349,848. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Makueni County, where 90 percent are found, Machakos County, where 7 percent are found and Kitui County, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Kyumu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koyumu9115/
Kyumgu911/
Keyoumu835/
Kuyumeu831/
Kiumu80156/
Kjumu809/
Koyoumou771/
Khayyumu771/
Kijumu73154/
Koyomu7345/
Kayomu734/
Kujjumu671/
Kjoumou671/
Kioumou671/
Kajjumu671/
Qiumu607/
Cjumu606/
Qoiyummuh5711/
Qiumou554/
Kjumoo551/
Kajomu551/
Chiumu551/
Chiumui501/
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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 Kyumu
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