Phumu Surname
Approximately 2,513 people bear this surname
Phumu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2,511 | 1:29,422 | 3,680 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Phumu (53) may also be a first name.
Phumu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Phumu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Phumu is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Phumu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 171,359th most frequently used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,899,939 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Phumu live; 100 percent live in Central Africa and 100 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most widespread first name in the world, held by 53 people.
The surname Phumu is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 2,511 people, or 1 in 29,422. Aside from The DR Congo it occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phumus | 91 | 1 | / |
| Pahumu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Phumau | 91 | 1 | / |
| Pumu | 89 | 296 | / |
| Pfumu | 80 | 96 | / |
| Pumau | 80 | 64 | / |
| Phimu | 80 | 62 | / |
| Pumui | 80 | 8 | / |
| Phomu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Pusmu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Paumu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Putmu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fhumu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Poumu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pusmut | 73 | 81 | / |
| Peumeu | 73 | 41 | / |
| Poumou | 73 | 35 | / |
| Puemeu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Paumau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Puemou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Poumau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pumutt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Pumous | 73 | 0 | / |
| Fumu | 67 | 2,597 | / |
| Vumu | 67 | 1,482 | / |
| Pomu | 67 | 584 | / |
| Pimu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Paumeus | 67 | 4 | / |
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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 Phumu
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