Oshumu Surname

851,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Oshumu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oshumu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1991:232,06016,320
Tanzania1201:441,18030,663
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Oshumu (121) may also be a first name.

Oshumu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oshumu is found most frequently in Kenya. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oshumu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 851,613th most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 22,702,635 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oshumu reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Oshumu is also the 848,089th most frequently used forename worldwide, held by 121 people.

The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 199 people, or 1 in 232,060. In Kenya Oshumu is primarily concentrated in: Kajiado County, where 99 percent live and Makueni County, where 1 percent live. Other than Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 37 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.

Oshumu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otshumu924/
Osumu9128/
Ashumu83494/
Oshimu8368/
Ochumu836/
Oshomu832/
Osoumu832/
Gosumu831/
Osumou831/
Hashumu7790/
Ochuimu771/
Otchumu771/
Asumu7322,449/
Osomu73159/
Ozumu7380/
Esumu7354/
Usumu7348/
Ossoumou7117/
Otchumou7116/
Ousoumou711/
Ashimu672,537/
Otchoumou671,545/
Eshimu67383/
Achumu67245/
Asumau6788/
Hasumu6734/
Asumus6719/
Assumu6718/
Asuemu676/
Asumou675/
Asumgu673/
Usumau673/
Usumup673/
Usumus672/
Gasumu672/
Ozoumu671/
Hazumu671/
Oussoumou671/

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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 Oshumu
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