Umo Surname

30,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,554 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Umo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Umo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria16,2741:10,8851,136
Uganda6201:62,9677,205
Papua New Guinea1871:43,6035,342
DR Congo1711:432,04435,878
India971:7,907,891167,329
Indonesia651:2,034,603127,068
Philippines421:2,410,434128,915
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Japan131:9,834,17645,186
England121:4,643,172139,951
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Umo (4,858) may also be a first name.

Umo Last Name Facts

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

Umo (Hindi: ूमो, Marathi: ूमो, Russian: Умо) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Umo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 30,433rd most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 415,150 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Umo reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Umo is also the 97,953rd most widespread forename on earth, borne by 4,858 people.

The last name Umo is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 16,274 people, or 1 in 10,885. In Nigeria Umo is mostly found in: Akwa Ibom, where 55 percent are found, Cross River, where 32 percent are found and Adamawa, where 2 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 4 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

Umo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Umo surname are 36.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90% being registered with the political party.

Umo earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.7% more than the national average, earning $47,766 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Umoh86117,856/
Oumo865,078/
Aumo862,757/
Humo861,141/
Gumo861,077/
Utmo86710/
Umoa8667/
Umou8653/
Umho8638/
Ummo8636/
Umot8634/
Umoi8632/
Umos8620/
Umod8616/
Umoo8610/
Umoy866/
Uhmo864/
Umop863/
Usmo863/
Umuo863/
Uemo863/
Uumo862/
Umoz861/
Uymo861/
Oumou753,391/
Gummo75519/
Houmo75517/
Goumo75241/
Utmot75169/
Oummo75163/
Husmo75156/
Huumo75126/
Humoa75115/
Gumoi75100/
Eumot7592/
Utmop7567/
Gumoy7533/
Heumo7533/
Haumo7531/
Gumou7529/
Huhmo7528/
Umohu7526/
Humou7522/
Humos7519/
Gumoh7518/
Aumoi7517/
Umuoh7511/
Ummoh7510/
Uumoh759/
Ousmo759/
Aumod756/
Usmot756/
Gaumo755/
Ummos755/
Humod755/
Umohh754/
Aumgo754/
Umhoh753/
Oumoh753/
Umouh753/
Hutmo753/
Humot753/
Gumoj752/
Umoht752/
Ausmo752/
Aumoa752/
Hummo752/
Aumot752/
Aumoo752/
Gumuo752/
Umott751/
Umous751/
Usmoo751/
Aumos751/
Umoih751/
Utmoh751/
Humoh751/
Umoph751/
Uimoh751/
Humoz751/
Huimo751/
Oumuo751/
Umooe751/
Umoch751/
Umoid751/
Aumou751/
Eumoh751/
Gumgo751/
Aumoh751/
Usmod751/
Outmo751/
Eumos751/
Autmo751/
Uma6746,463/
Imo6723,409/
Goumou6721,060/
Omo678,022/
Humood67802/
Oumous67661/
Oummou67466/
Humoud67452/
Heumou67449/
Houmou67424/
Ousmoi67273/
Ouhmou67242/
Oumoud67112/
Heumos67101/
Oumouh6769/
Gummoh6765/
Umuoha6723/
Goummo6712/
Hoummo6711/
Hummos678/
Ousmou675/
Oumoch674/
Outmoh674/
Umhotz673/
Goumoh673/
Huimou673/
Houmoa672/
Oumout672/
Oumoha672/
Gaumoo671/
Gumgoo671/
Gummoj671/
Huemou671/
Houmgo671/
Umuohe671/
Hummoh671/
Hummou671/
Humous671/
Oummmo671/
Oumoyt671/
Utmost671/
Goumoi671/
Gouhmo671/
Eummou671/
Aumoit671/
Aumoot671/
Umoush671/
Hummod671/
Humouz671/
Eoumou671/
Gaumou671/
Aumoch670/
Aumoth670/
Umhots670/
Uimout670/

Umo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Umo in the Marathi language
ूमोumo75
उमोumo25
Umo in the Hindi language
ूमोumo65.64
उमोumo17.18
ुमोumo7.98
उमॉumo3.68
ूमो़umo1.84
ुमो॰umo1.23
ूमो॰umo1.23
ऊमोumo1.23
Umo in the Russian language
Умоumo-

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