Tomu Surname

86,283rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Tuvalu

Tomu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tomu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe4,1221:3,745312
Indonesia6661:198,57218,859
Nigeria2111:839,53937,032
Turkey1551:502,07428,545
Tanzania941:563,20935,741
Papua New Guinea791:103,21213,927
South Africa661:820,87455,153
Solomon Islands501:11,6012,083
Namibia411:58,7666,768
India171:45,121,493474,784
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Tuvalu41:2,79736
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
England11:55,718,059489,080
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nauru11:11,879452
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Tomu (1,133) may also be a first name.

Tomu Last Name Facts

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

Tomu (Georgian: ტომუ, Hindi: टोमू, Marathi: टोमु, Russian: Тому) is most common in Zimbabwe. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tomu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 86,283rd most widespread surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,305,076 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Tomu are found; 76 percent are found in Southern Africa and 76 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 236,561st most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 1,133 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 4,122 people, or 1 in 3,745. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Masvingo Province, where 25 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 15 percent are found and Harare Province, where 14 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe this last name exists in 35 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 12 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.

Tomu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tomu surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Tomu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 44.91% less than the national average, earning R 130,920 per year and in United States they earn 38.85% more than the national average, earning $59,911 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tomus891,416/
Thomu891,410/
Toomu89368/
Tomuş89338/
Tomut89313/
Tomuz89243/
Tomou89201/
Tomeu89172/
Tomui89100/
Tomuș8998/
Tomuț8970/
Tomhu8957/
Tomau8932/
Tommu897/
Toimu892/
Tuomu892/
Toumu892/
Tohmu892/
Tomuh891/
Tomuś891/
Tomuš891/
Tomud891/
Thomou80398/
Toumou80228/
Toğmuş80189/
Tomuța80186/
Thoomu80172/
Toymus80129/
Tomahu8063/
Thomeu8037/
Thomut8037/
Tomhou8024/
Tommeu8011/
Thomhu809/
Tomaus809/
Tohmud809/
Toomus808/
Tommou806/
Tohmuh805/
Tomous804/
Tomouh804/
Toumui802/
Tomuch801/
Toimui801/
Toutmu801/
Tomush801/
Toymuş801/
Tomgou801/
Tomheu801/
Tomuåa801/
Toomau801/
Tommus801/
Temu7524,105/
Tumu7512,496/
Tamu755,421/
Tomó7567/
Toumouh7368/
Thomoux7361/
Thomeus739/
Thomhau735/
Toomuch734/
Touhmou734/
Tomusch734/
Thommus733/
Toumgou733/
Toummou733/
Thoumou731/
Tomoush731/
Toumout731/
Tamou6714,029/
Tammu676,031/
Tomoe673,742/
Tamut672,941/
Tamup672,463/
Thumu672,018/
Tummu67596/
Tamau67465/
Themu67438/
Tamus67422/
Tameu67419/
Tamuu67410/
Tamui67203/
Tamuz67175/
Taamu67165/
Tumau67124/
Temui67108/
Thamu6797/
Temmu6793/
Tomoo6788/
Tumui6783/
Tumus6782/
Thoumoux6775/
Tamuh6772/
Tuumu6754/
Taemu6740/
Taumu6740/
Tasmu6735/
Tumut6735/
Teemu6723/
Htamu6723/
Tumuh6720/
Tumuj6716/
Tamuy6714/
Tamud6713/
Temeu6712/
Tamux6710/
Temuh678/
Temau678/
Tumux675/
Tamuj674/
Ttamu673/
Tómus673/
Tuimu672/
Tatmu672/
Toummouh672/
Toumouch672/
Tumou672/
Tehmu672/
Htumu671/
Ttumu671/
Tamuš671/
Tumud671/
Tumup671/
Tamgu671/

Tomu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tomu in the Georgian language
ტომუtomu-
Tomu in the Marathi language
टोमुtomu80
टोमूtomu20
Tomu in the Hindi language
टोमूtomu62.5
टोमुtomu37.5
Tomu in the Russian language
Томуtomu-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tomu
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