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 borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Oshumu.

How Common Is The Last Name Oshumu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 851,613th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 22,702,635 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oshumu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 62 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 848,089th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 121 people.

The surname Oshumu is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 199 people, or 1 in 232,060. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kajiado County, where 99 percent reside and Makueni County, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 37 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.

Oshumu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally 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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