Tumo Surname

174,262nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,463 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tumo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tumo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8741:52,8375,301
Lesotho5651:3,597648
DR Congo2261:326,90129,253
Botswana1991:10,9902,068
South Africa1171:463,05738,677
Nigeria1161:1,527,09357,948
Indonesia761:1,740,121112,888
Papua New Guinea681:119,90816,326
India651:11,801,006214,148
Philippines481:2,109,130121,847
Serbia371:193,10711,972
Cameroon331:629,36647,277
Liberia71:629,79127,063
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Tumó (94) & Túmó (1) are calculated separately.

Tumo (4,810) may also be a first name.

Tumo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tumo (Hindi: टुमो, Russian: Тумо, Tibetan: ལྟའུ་མོ།) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Tumó or Túmó. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tumo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 174,262nd most frequent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,958,809 people. The last name Tumo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Tumo are found; 36 percent are found in Southern Africa and 36 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 98,539th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 4,810 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 874 people, or 1 in 52,837. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Baringo County, where 31 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 22 percent live and Uasin Gishu County, where 14 percent live. Outside of Kenya it exists in 28 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 23 percent live and The DR Congo, where 9 percent live.

Tumo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tumo has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tumo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Tumo surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Tumo earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 0.58% less than the national average, earning R 236,268 per year and in United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tumó9294/
Teumo89197/
Toumo89191/
Tummo8999/
Tumoi8965/
Thumo8956/
Tumoa8934/
Taumo8927/
Tumos8919/
Tumot8918/
Tumoh8917/
Tuemo8915/
Tumoo899/
Tumod897/
Tumop897/
Tumoy895/
Tusmo894/
Ttumo894/
Tuumo894/
Tumgo893/
Tuimo892/
Tumou892/
Tumho892/
Túmó831/
Teumou80283/
Toumou80228/
Tummod8040/
Thummo8035/
Taumoa8019/
Tumohe8012/
Tummoh8011/
Tummot809/
Toumgo809/
Taumoo808/
Tumosz804/
Toummo804/
Toutmo802/
Thoumo802/
Tumoha802/
Thumgo802/
Tumoth801/
Thumoj801/
Tauhmo801/
Tumgoh801/
Tummos801/
Teumoh801/
Tousmo801/
Toumot801/
Taumou801/
Thuemo801/
Tumoss800/
Tomo7553,238/
Tuma7516,697/
Timo7512,197/
Toumouh7368/
Theumou7329/
Touhmou734/
Toumgou733/
Toummou733/
Thoumos732/
Tumaova731/
Tummous731/
Thaumos731/
Teuhmou731/
Toumgoy731/
Thoumou731/
Toumout731/
Thutmos731/
Touma6731,557/
Tumma6719,336/
Tomoi672,503/
Tumad672,157/
Tumas671,676/
Thuma671,412/
Teuma671,205/
Tuema67866/
Tumat67856/
Tauma67781/
Tiemo67748/
Tumah67349/
Timoi67278/
Timoh67254/
Tumaz67239/
Timoo67231/
Thaumoux67208/
Tomou67201/
Thimo67185/
Timmo67161/
Tumaa67155/
Tumau67124/
Tutma67117/
Tommo67107/
Tuuma6797/
Tumaç6794/
Tomoo6788/
Tomoy6781/
Thoumoux6775/
Tumaš6774/
Tuima6747/
Tomoș6743/
Tumğa6740/
Tumap6735/
Toemo6724/
Tomho6723/
Tuhma6720/
Tumga6719/
Toomo6714/
Tomoa6714/
Timoy678/
Tomuo677/
Timoș676/
Tusma673/
Tumha672/
Toummouh672/
Toumouch672/
Ttuma672/
Tihmo672/
Tguma671/
Tumaś671/
Tomoj671/
Tomoï671/
Tuyma671/
Theumott670/

Tumo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tumo in the Tibetan language
ལྟའུ་མོ།ta'umo-
Tumo in the Hindi language
टुमोtumo-
Tumo in the Russian language
Тумоtumo-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tumo
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