Tumalu Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tumalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tumalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1081:361,47523,506
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Tumalu (33) may also be a first name.

Tumalu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tumalu (Marathi: तुमळू, Oriya: ତୁମଲୁ) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tumalu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,434,893rd most widespread last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 48,583,639 people. The surname Tumalu is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Tumalu are found; 72 percent are found in East Africa and 47 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Tumalu is also the 1,807,719th most commonly used given name in the world It is held by 33 people.

Tumalu is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 361,475. In Uganda Tumalu is primarily found in: Koboko District, where 44 percent are found, Arua District, where 17 percent are found and Mukono District, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Uganda Tumalu is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent are found and Sudan, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Tumalu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tumalu in the Oriya language
ତୁମଲୁtumalu-
Tumalu in the Marathi language
तुमळूtumalu50
तुमळुtumalu50

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Tumalu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis