Shumu Surname
Approximately 1,811 people bear this surname
Shumu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,771 | 1:55,080 | 5,737 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Shumu (7,876) may also be a first name.
Shumu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shumu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shumu occurs most in Ethiopia. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shumu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 224,610th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 4,024,045 people. The last name Shumu is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Shumu are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Shumu is also the 71,833rd most prevalent given name in the world. It is borne by 7,876 people.
The surname Shumu is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 1,771 people, or 1 in 55,080. Excluding Ethiopia Shumu exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 0 percent live and South Africa, where 0 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 Shumu
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