Sawumu Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Sawumu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Sawumu (26) may also be a first name.
Sawumu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sawumu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sawumu is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sawumu? popularity and diffusion
Sawumu is the 8,968,613th most widely held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sawumu reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 26 people.
The surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kampala District, where 33 percent live, Tororo District, where 33 percent live and Wakiso District, where 33 percent live. Aside from Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live.
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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 Sawumu
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