Loomu Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Loomu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loomu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1091:485,70332,780
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516

Loomu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Loomu is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Loomu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Loomu is the 1,551,568th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. The surname Loomu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Loomu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 82 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Loomu is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 485,703. In Tanzania Loomu is most numerous in: Arusha Region, where 96 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 1 percent are found. Not including Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 11 percent are found and Kenya, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loomus9154/
Lomu89403/
Loomaus830/
Lomou801,542/
Lomeu801,361/
Lomus80203/
Liomu80176/
Lomut8081/
Lyomu8076/
Lomau8063/
Hlomu8038/
Loimu8035/
Loumu8026/
Luomu8013/
Lomud807/
Lhomu801/
Lomuu801/
Lomui801/
Lomux800/
Loumou731,104/
Lohmud73103/
Lomeus7363/
Loemau738/
Lomaup733/
Loumus732/
Luomou732/
Luomuh731/
Liomus731/
Lomaus731/
Lomous730/
Lommux730/
Lomaux730/
Lumu6718,978/
Lamu675,744/
Loummou67239/
Loumous671/
Loumeus671/
Loumouy671/
Loumoud671/
Lomusch671/
Lomouth671/
Lhoumau671/
Loummus670/

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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
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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 Loomu
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