Tumama Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

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

Tumama Surname Definition:

Tumama is a surname of the Luba-lunda tribe, meaning: a special type of reed that is used to make the royal bier and is found around Lake Mweru in northern Zambia.

Tumama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines571:1,776,109113,042
Papua New Guinea381:214,57229,580
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Tumama (61) may also be a first name.

Tumama Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Tumama is a surname of the Luba-lunda tribe, meaning: a special type of reed that is used to make the royal bier and is found around Lake Mweru in northern Zambia.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Tumama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tumama (Marathi: तुममा) is found most in The Philippines. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tumama? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tumama is the 1,465,390th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. Tumama occurs predominantly in Asia, where 46 percent of Tumama live; 39 percent live in Southeast Asia and 28 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Tumama is also the 1,257,960th most commonly held forename on earth, held by 61 people.

The last name is most common in The Philippines, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 1,776,109. In The Philippines Tumama is most numerous in: Soccsksargen, where 53 percent live, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 33 percent live and National Capital Region, where 7 percent live. Aside from The Philippines this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 26 percent live and The DR Congo, where 23 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Toumama928/
Tumamad924/
Tumamat921/
Thumama921/
Tumamait8617/
Timama83216/
Tumami8381/
Tumamo8377/
Tomama8358/
Tumame839/
Thummamat801/
Timaema772,053/
Timamah7752/
Tumamot7738/
Timamma7732/
Tomamma7722/
Tumamee779/
Tomamai777/
Timmama775/
Timaama774/
Timamau773/
Toumamo771/
Teumame771/
Toumoma771/
Tumameu771/
Tumamoy771/
Toumame771/
Toumami771/
Thomama770/
Timmamma7127/
Teumameu7125/
Thimamma7112/
Thimmama7110/
Timahama716/
Tuimamie715/
Timaemai714/
Ttimaema713/
Tummamit711/
Thummamo711/
Thimmamma67253/
Timamo67121/
Tomami6755/
Tomame6714/
Tumomo6712/
Tumasmith675/
Tumemo673/
Teummameu671/
Tumomi671/
Tomamy671/

Tumama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tumama in the Marathi language
तुममाtumama-

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