Tumah Surname
Approximately 349 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 174 | 1:25,336 | 2,474 |
| Cameroon | 84 | 1:247,251 | 24,294 |
| Philippines | 29 | 1:3,490,973 | 149,374 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
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.
- aretas444444Tumah 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.
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Footnotes
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