Salumu Surname

3,819th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146,521 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Salumu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salumu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania109,2131:48559
DR Congo36,9751:1,998195
Indonesia491:2,698,963156,404
Rwanda361:315,6941,449
France351:1,897,792163,564
Burundi251:392,194499
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
India231:33,350,669396,143
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
United States141:25,889,924709,614
England111:5,065,278148,650
Zambia111:1,440,90231,383
Congo91:554,34412,633
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Salumu (74,393) may also be a first name.

Salumu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Salumu occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Salumu.

How Common Is The Last Name Salumu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,819th most common family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 49,737 people. The surname Salumu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Salumu live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 13,169th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 74,393 people.

The surname Salumu is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 109,213 people, or 1 in 485. In Tanzania Salumu is primarily concentrated in: Mtwara Region, where 22 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 11 percent live and Tabora Region, where 9 percent live. Besides Tanzania this last name is found in 33 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and Indonesia, where 0 percent live.

Salumu Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Salumu earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 14.11% less than the national average, earning R 204,108 per year; in United States they earn 36.27% less than the national average, earning $27,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.53% less than the national average, earning $41,472 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salumau924/
Sallumu922/
Saloumou8656/
Saliumou861/
Shaelumu861/
Salimu8369,942/
Jalumu8322/
Selumu8310/
Salomu837/
Calumu831/
Salimuu7764/
Ssalimu7724/
Sselumu773/
Shalomu772/
Chalumu772/
Saalimu772/
Seleumu771/
Shalimu771/
Salimuh771/
Salomuy771/
Shelumu771/
Jhalumu771/
Seliumu771/
Sailimu771/
Shellumu711/
Jaloumou711/
Chalumau711/
Sailimuu711/
Zalimu6757/
Selimu6738/
Solomu6726/
Solimu6717/
Souloumou672/
Chalumeux671/
Salimù671/
Zaloumuis671/

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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
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  • 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 Salumu
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