Umau Surname

452,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 751 people bear this surname

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

Umau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Umau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6211:285,25416,072
Papua New Guinea621:131,51218,033
Malaysia581:508,52125,379
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086

Umau (421) may also be a first name.

Umau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Umau (Bengali: উমাও, Hindi: ूमौ, Russian: Умау) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Umau.

How Common Is The Last Name Umau? popularity and diffusion

It is the 452,102nd most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 9,703,790 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Umau live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Umau is also the 418,786th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 421 people.

The surname Umau is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 621 people, or 1 in 285,254. In Nigeria Umau is primarily found in: Sokoto, where 53 percent are found, Imo, where 10 percent are found and Anambra, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent are found and Malaysia, where 8 percent are found.

Umau Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Muslim (84%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Humau891,647/
Umayu89251/
Gumau89151/
Usmau89106/
Ummau8963/
Umhau8944/
Aumau8922/
Oumau8919/
Umaus895/
Umaju895/
Umahu892/
Umaud891/
Umaiu891/
Umaue891/
Eumau890/
Uma8646,463/
Umu861,145/
Humeau803,721/
Humayu80168/
Haumau8034/
Gumaju8021/
Umaaju809/
Ummayu806/
Umauss802/
Uthmau802/
Aumauh801/
Hummau801/
Aumaud801/
Umayau801/
Umayud801/
Ausmau801/
Umauyi801/
Humaus801/
Humaux801/
Oumaud801/
Gumayu801/
Humaiu801/
Aumeau800/
Goumau800/
Ouma75216,499/
Auma75207,910/
Guma7532,907/
Umma7516,728/
Huma7516,540/
Usma7514,677/
Umah7511,566/
Umap759,459/
Uema758,188/
Utma755,748/
Umut755,681/
Ujma753,048/
Humu752,467/
Umay752,369/
Ummu751,620/
Umaç751,468/
Umuç75976/
Uuma75903/
Uima75836/
Umat75767/
Umaa75747/
Umai75663/
Eumu75579/
Umus75343/
Umad75332/
Imau75319/
Uyma75251/
Umaz75236/
Umea75203/
Umas75197/
Aumu75187/
Gumu75180/
Umae75157/
Euma7593/
Umuh7581/
Uhma7572/
Omau7569/
Umoa7567/
Umue7559/
Umou7553/
Umud7544/
Oumu7527/
Umui7526/
Umga7515/
Umha7515/
Umaj7510/
Umuo753/
Umuu753/
Ujmu753/
Umgu753/
Usmu751/
Umuz751/
Umeu751/
Umuj751/
Umup750/
Humayou73106/
Goumeau738/
Humauyo735/
Humayuo733/
Humayuh732/
Hummayu732/
Hummaud731/
Gummaju731/
Hoummau731/
Humault731/
Haumaud731/
Humayau731/
Gumaa6716,429/
Gumma6713,826/
Ummah6712,164/
Houma674,795/
Uymaz674,711/
Oumma673,745/
Oumou673,391/
Gouma672,711/
Umaya671,805/
Gumay671,682/
Umaji671,648/
Utmat671,549/
Humay671,386/
Ummat671,208/
Humaj67961/
Umoja67675/
Ummad67559/
Oumah67556/
Uimat67546/
Umeya67500/
Oumha67485/
Oumad67418/
Gauma67401/
Huima67398/
Umiya67390/
Ausma67388/
Humaa67386/
Umaha67360/
Humat67344/
Gumai67343/
Ousma67312/
Umeha67305/
Oumai67295/
Oumas67277/
Eumaa67274/
Umais67271/
Gumha67258/
Umaiy67253/
Humai67251/
Oumay67244/
Humma67243/
Humud67230/
Ahuma67227/
Umayi67220/
Humad67189/
Umaje67171/
Gumaj67168/
Aumah67166/
Hauma67158/
Umaja67152/
Ohuma67145/
Umaid67134/
Humoa67115/
Ummaz67115/
Uimay67114/
Aumae67104/
Ummai6799/
Aumai6798/
Ujjma6794/
Humaz6789/
Gummu6783/
Haumu6782/
Himau6777/
Humas6773/
Omayu6771/
Umuji6768/
Humah6763/
Imayu6763/
Omaju6761/
Umeyu6758/
Usmad6751/
Aumas6751/
Jimau6750/
Houmault6750/
Husma6749/
Ummuh6748/
Utmai6744/
Ummas6742/
Uutma6739/
Aumay6738/
Uthma6737/
Usmat6734/
Umaap6733/
Humus6729/
Gumou6729/
Ummaa6728/
Uimas6727/
Umohu6726/
Aumaj6725/
Gumue6725/
Umuya6724/
Usmas6723/
Ummay6723/
Humou6722/
Usmai6722/
Umuyo6722/
Oumeu6720/
Aumad6719/
Umayo6719/
Umach6718/
Ummus6717/
Immau6717/
Uymuş6717/
Gujma6716/
Oomau6716/
Imahu6715/
Uisma6715/
Humut6714/
Hujma6712/
Umatt6712/
Huuma6711/
Umaiz6711/
Umuoh6711/
Umaye6710/
Uttma6710/
Humeu6710/
Umoia6710/
Umuje679/
Huhma679/
Umaða678/
Utmma678/
Umhay678/
Umawe678/
Oumaa678/
Umush677/
Goumu677/
Umuja677/
Uumah677/
Umija677/
Umaio677/
Gumaň677/
Autma677/
Umoya676/
Gumga676/
Oumat676/
Aumat676/
Oumae676/
Usmaa676/
Umait676/
Gumae675/
Ummea675/
Ummmu675/
Umaia675/
Umeja674/
Uysma674/
Ummap674/
Eumas674/
Usmma674/
Humea674/
Aumma674/
Umaph674/
Oumga674/
Aumap674/
Gumui674/
Aumus673/
Huyma673/
Umaah673/
Umouh673/
Auuma673/
Umaai673/
Uhmma673/
Houmu673/
Ummae672/
Uhmat672/
Umadh672/
Umuye672/
Uymah672/
Usmus672/
Eumap672/
Homau672/
Umaad672/
Umaij672/
Gumeu672/
Humuh672/
Huema672/
Huemu672/
Husmu672/
Umhai672/
Aumoa672/
Eumat672/
Aumaa672/
Gumea672/
Oumus672/
Oumùa672/
Umhae672/
Umujo672/
Umajo672/
Uhmah672/
Uimae672/
Gumgu672/
Gumuo672/
Outma672/
Umead671/
Ujhma671/
Heuma671/
Eumad671/
Eumaz671/
Ujmaa671/
Umaie671/
Umash671/
Ummaj671/
Umous671/
Uumap671/
Umaas671/
Uumai671/
Umeia671/
Umaih671/
Umaaa671/
Umueh671/
Houmaiou671/
Humap671/
Humaâ671/
Hummaiuo671/
Ouyma671/
Oumuo671/
Uimaa671/
Umaay671/
Umuia671/
Umeah671/
Uymas671/
Gumuy671/
Eumma671/
Aumou671/
Auhma671/
Imhau671/
Umahh671/
Umuhe671/
Umuii671/
Usmea671/
Oumue671/
Umadd671/
Eusma671/
Eumai671/
Hummayuo671/

Umau Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Umau in the Bengali language
উমাওuma'o-
Umau in the Hindi language
ूमौumau72.22
उमऊuma'u11.11
उमउuma'u11.11
उमाऊuma'u5.56
Umau in the Russian language
Умауumau-

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