Tumah Surname

802,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Tumah Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from Arabic طـُعمة. It originates in the Levant (Syria, Lebanon, Palestine) and Iraq. It means 'livelihood' or 'those who share food'. It can be both a personal name or a surname.

Tumah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1741:25,3362,474
Cameroon841:247,25124,294
Philippines291:3,490,973149,374
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Tümah (4) are calculated separately.

Tumah (598) may also be a first name.

Tumah Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from Arabic طـُعمة. It originates in the Levant (Syria, Lebanon, Palestine) and Iraq. It means 'livelihood' or 'those who share food'. It can be both a personal name or a surname.

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Tumah Last Name Facts

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

Tumah occurs most in Liberia. It can also be rendered as a variant: Tümah. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tumah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 802,733rd most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 20,881,220 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 76 percent of Tumah reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Tumah is also the 341,904th most frequent given name internationally. It is borne by 598 people.

The last name Tumah is most numerous in Liberia, where it is carried by 174 people, or 1 in 25,336. In Liberia it is mostly found in: Montserrado County, where 33 percent reside, Bomi County, where 20 percent reside and Gbarpolu County, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Liberia this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 24 percent reside and The Philippines, where 8 percent reside.

Tumah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tumah has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tümah934/
Tumash911,008/
Tumaha9146/
Tumach9137/
Toumah9127/
Teumah9113/
Tummah915/
Taumah912/
Tumaah911/
Tumaih911/
Tumgah911/
Tuemah911/
Tuma8916,697/
Tumahai83301/
Toumaha8318/
Toumach8310/
Tutmahe831/
Teumaha831/
Teummah831/
Tumahay831/
Thumaha831/
Touma8031,557/
Tumma8019,336/
Tumay803,325/
Timah802,574/
Tumad802,157/
Tumas801,676/
Thuma801,412/
Tumai801,368/
Teuma801,205/
Tuema80866/
Tumat80856/
Tauma80781/
Tumaz80239/
Tumaa80155/
Tumau80124/
Tutma80117/
Tuuma8097/
Tumaç8094/
Tumaš8074/
Tuima8047/
Tumğa8040/
Tumap8035/
Tumoa8034/
Tuhma8020/
Tumga8019/
Tumoh8017/
Tumea8014/
Tumaj806/
Tusma803/
Tumha802/
Ttuma802/
Tumho802/
Tguma801/
Tumaś801/
Tuyma801/
Thumaïah772/
Thoumash771/
Thumma736,483/
Theuma731,073/
Tutmaz73813/
Tummad73636/
Taumai73151/
Toumas7389/
Toumma7387/
Tummaa7381/
Tuymaz7358/
Timmah7352/
Tiemah7342/
Tuimai7340/
Tuemay7337/
Taumaa7336/
Tutmaç7334/
Tumais7328/
Thauma7324/
Tuutma7323/
Taumas7321/
Taumea7320/
Tumass7320/
Taumoa7319/
Tumhai7315/
Tuemai7313/
Tummai7313/
Tumohe7312/
Toumai7312/
Thouma7311/
Tummoh7311/
Toumga7311/
Ttumma7310/
Tusmad7310/
Taumat739/
Tummap739/
Timaha739/
Toumaj738/
Toumat738/
Teumai738/
Taumay737/
Tummat737/
Tahuma737/
Thumai736/
Tousma735/
Tumacz735/
Toumad734/
Tutmai734/
Ttuema734/
Thumaa733/
Teumay733/
Tuhmaz733/
Timaah733/
Thimah733/
Tummas733/
Tummay732/
Toumha732/
Taumau732/
Ttuuma732/
Teumma732/
Tumeau732/
Tumoha732/
Thumad732/
Toumay731/
Toomah731/
Tumait731/
Tumhas731/
Tumoth731/
Teumaz731/
Thumau731/
Thumay731/
Tumgoh731/
Teumoh731/
Teusma731/
Tgouma731/
Taumma731/
Thumaj731/
Tumaus731/
Ttauma731/
Tumats731/
Tim'ah731/
Toumaï731/
Tumaiz731/
Tuhmad731/
Tuisma731/
Tuymai731/
Teumas730/
Thuthmath711/
Toma67157,025/
Tima6754,712/
Tumo672,463/
Tůma672,208/
Thummai67440/
Tumó6794/
Toumouh6768/
Tumaitė6760/
Thummaa6754/
Thoumma6724/
Thuysma6722/
Thuemai6721/
Tóma6710/
Tumajje679/
Theusma679/
Tumeats677/
Theumai675/
Thummas675/
Toumait674/
Toumass674/
Thoutma673/
Thoumaz673/
Túma673/
Thumeau672/
Thummay672/
Tumaova671/
Tumauiy671/
Tuimeau671/
Thaumaa671/
Thummad671/
Tùma671/
Tomahay671/
Tousmai671/
Toumatt671/
Toumeat671/
Tiemaha671/
Toummai671/
Tumieha671/
Thimaha671/
Thuymai670/
Thoumea670/

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