Tumu Surname

41,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Tumu Surname User-submission:

The Tumu surname means 'deer eating fruit from a branch'.

Tumu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India9,1131:84,1735,647
Papua New Guinea1,4181:5,750358
DR Congo6361:116,16312,690
Indonesia4831:273,80824,712
Solomon Islands1581:3,671414
Tanzania1461:362,61426,759
Liberia1191:37,0473,427
Nigeria791:2,242,31376,227
Cameroon711:292,52227,501
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Zimbabwe571:270,84628,330
Thailand321:2,207,448250,768
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Cook Islands61:3,030708
China61:227,886,92811,701
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
England41:13,929,515290,718
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Tůmů (3) are calculated separately.

Tumu (7,764) may also be a first name.

Tumu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Tumu surname means 'deer eating fruit from a branch'.

- apoorvat

Tumu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tumu (Hindi: टुमु, Marathi: तुमु, Oriya: ତୁମୁ) has its highest incidence in India. It may appear as: Tůmů. Click here for other potential spellings of Tumu.

How Common Is The Last Name Tumu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 41,765th most widespread last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 583,190 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Tumu reside; 73 percent reside in South Asia and 73 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Tumu is also the 72,516th most prevalent forename on earth. It is borne by 7,764 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 9,113 people, or 1 in 84,173. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 72 percent live, Telangana, where 26 percent live and Tamil Nadu, where 0 percent live. Besides India this surname is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent live and The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.

Tumu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Tumu surname are 12.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.82% registered with the political party.

Tumu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 86.42% more than the national average, earning $80,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thumu892,018/
Tummu89596/
Tumau89124/
Tumui8983/
Tumus8982/
Tuumu8954/
Taumu8940/
Tumut8935/
Tumuh8920/
Tumuj8916/
Tuemu8911/
Tumux895/
Tuimu892/
Toumu892/
Tumou892/
Htumu891/
Ttumu891/
Tumud891/
Tumup891/
Tůmů833/
Teumou80283/
Toumou80228/
Tutmus80173/
Thummu80125/
Tumush8028/
Teumeu8021/
Thuumu8015/
Taumui808/
Tumhut805/
Tuymgu804/
Tumeus804/
Taumau802/
Tutmuş802/
Toumui802/
Tumuch801/
Tumusz801/
Tuumuu801/
Taumeu801/
Taumou801/
Tumaus801/
Thumau801/
Thumuu801/
Toutmu801/
Ttummu801/
Tummus800/
Tomu755,584/
Timu753,829/
Tumó7594/
Toumouh7368/
Theumou7329/
Touhmou734/
Toummou733/
Toumgou733/
Toumout731/
Thoumou731/
Teuhmou731/
Tummous731/
Thumult731/
Toomu67368/
Tumoe67312/
Thaumoux67208/
Ttimu67146/
Timuș67104/
Tomui67100/
Tomuș6798/
Thoumoux6775/
Tomuț6770/
Thimu6712/
Tiemu679/
Tumoo679/
Timmu679/
Timui677/
Tommu677/
Timuu674/
Toummouh672/
Toumouch672/
Timuț672/
Tumhaudt671/

Tumu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tumu in the Hindi language
टुमुtumu-
Tumu in the Oriya language
ତୁମୁtumu50
ଟୁମୁtumu37.5
ଟୂମୁtumu12.5
Tumu in the Marathi language
तुमुtumu48.15
तुमूtumu37.04
टुमुtumu7.41
तूमूtumu7.41

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