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 last name Tumo (Hindi: टुमो, Russian: Тумо, Tibetan: ལྟའུ་མོ།) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: 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 frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,958,809 people. The surname Tumo is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Tumo live; 36 percent live in Southern Africa and 36 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Tumo is also the 98,539th most widespread given name in the world It is held by 4,810 people.

The surname Tumo is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 874 people, or 1 in 52,837. In Kenya Tumo is most numerous in: Baringo County, where 31 percent are found, Trans Nzoia County, where 22 percent are found and Uasin Gishu County, where 14 percent are found. Barring Kenya it is found in 28 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 23 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found.

Tumo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tumo has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tumo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Tumo last name is predominantly 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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