Tshumu Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Botswana

Tshumu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tshumu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Botswana41:546,73222,624

Tshumu (46) may also be a first name.

Tshumu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tshumu is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tshumu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,565,797th most common last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tshumu are found; 89 percent are found in Central Africa and 89 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Tshumu is also the 1,484,914th most frequently used given name worldwide, borne by 46 people.

This surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 636,893. Outside of The DR Congo Tshumu exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 8 percent are found and Botswana, where 3 percent are found.

Tshumu Last Name Statistics demography

Tshumu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.18% less than the national average, earning R 137,400 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tshumus925/
Tsumu91103/
Tshoumou861/
Tshimu83116/
Ts'umu8349/
Tsumeu836/
Tchumu834/
T'Sumu832/
Tsumgu831/
Tsutmu831/
Tsoumou779,136/
Tchumou7798/
Tshiemu7721/
Ts'umuz771/
Tchumeu771/
Chumu732,288/
Tsomu731,227/
Zhumu7348/
Tšumu732/
Tchoumou711,587/
Tchuimou7137/
Tcheumou7132/
Tcheumeu711/
Chhumu67214/
Chumuy6727/
Chumuj6719/
Tchoumgou6716/
Chumui6714/
Zhoumu676/
Chumgu673/
Tzumuy671/
Tchoumhou671/
Chuimu671/
Chumau671/
Chummu671/
Zhumou671/

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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 Tshumu
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