Tsumo Surname

588,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 531 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Tsumo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tsumo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4821:95,8098,487
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Lesotho81:254,07015,268
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Tsumo (40) may also be a first name.

Tsumo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tsumo is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Tsumo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsumo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 588,441st most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 13,724,192 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Tsumo live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Tsumo is also the 1,614,485th most widely held given name throughout the world It is held by 40 people.

Tsumo is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 482 people, or 1 in 95,809. In Kenya Tsumo is most numerous in: Kwale County, where 98 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 2 percent reside and Kilifi County, where 0 percent reside. Beside Kenya this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 4 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.

Tsumo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Muslim (88%) in Kenya.

Tsumo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 76.54% less than the national average, earning R 55,752 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tshumo9129/
Tseumo9110/
Tsoumo918/
Ts'umo913/
Tsuemo911/
Tsoumou839,136/
Tsoumos8386/
Tschumo831/
Tsoumoh831/
Tsuma8023,190/
Tsomo803,046/
Tzumo8035/
Tshoumou771/
Tshuma7369,580/
Tshomo736,704/
Tsouma73422/
Tsumah73233/
Ts'omo73128/
Tshimo73124/
Thsuma73107/
Tsomou7390/
Tchumo7385/
Tsumas7367/
T'Somo7316/
Tsomoo7311/
Tseuma7310/
Tsiuma739/
Tsumga736/
Tsumeu736/
Tsauma732/
Tsomoa731/
Dseumo731/
Tsuima731/
Tchoumo671,260/
Zumo671,195/
Tsoumas67837/
Cumo67264/
Tchumou6798/
Tchummo6783/
Tcheumo6735/
Tshuima6734/
Tchuimo6730/
Tshiemo6727/
Tshumah6723/
Ćumo6714/
Tsuumga6711/
Tsoomoi674/
Tshauma674/
Tseumah672/
Čumo672/
Tshsuma672/
Ttshuma672/
Tjoumou672/
T'S'omo671/
Stshuma671/
Thsumas671/
Tshumaa671/
Tshguma671/

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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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  • 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 Tsumo
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