Vuma Surname

34,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Vuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique7,4161:3,676846
South Africa6,3231:8,5681,081
DR Congo7111:103,90911,552
Zimbabwe5771:26,7564,112
Malawi2351:72,8479,384
Botswana551:39,7627,636
Angola361:749,7002,649
Namibia261:92,6698,353
England211:2,653,24194,788
Lesotho161:127,03512,091
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
India101:76,706,538639,611
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Vuma (1,054) may also be a first name.

Vuma Last Name Facts

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

Vuma (Hindi: वीउमा, Oriya: ଊିଉମା, Russian: Вума) is found most frequently in Mozambique. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vuma? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 34,271st most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 471,167 people. Vuma is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Vuma reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 48 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. Vuma is also the 246,601st most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 1,054 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Mozambique, where it is borne by 7,416 people, or 1 in 3,676. Beside Mozambique this surname is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 41 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.

Vuma Last Name Statistics demography

Vuma earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.93% less than the national average, earning R 168,900 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vouma891,137/
Vhuma8991/
Vumma8971/
Vumai8932/
Vauma8913/
Vuima8911/
Vumah899/
Vuyma898/
Vuuma897/
Vumas893/
Vumay892/
Veuma892/
Hvuma891/
Vuema891/
Vutma891/
Vaumas807/
Vaumma806/
Vummad803/
Voumai802/
Voumas801/
Vaumea800/
Buma755,216/
Vumi753,780/
Fuma752,625/
Wuma75398/
Vima75269/
Vumo7548/
Vume7529/
Vumy756/
Voumgai735/
Voumgay731/
Bouma6711,534/
Bhuma673,285/
Buima672,366/
Bauma671,646/
Mpuma671,400/
Phuma67855/
Fouma67809/
Buuma67790/
Fumai67734/
Bumma67532/
Bumai67525/
Fuema67452/
Butma67440/
Busma67416/
Viema67265/
Voumo67254/
Bumah67206/
Pfuma67202/
Fauma67199/
Fumea67192/
Vihma67178/
Bumas67134/
Bumaa67118/
Bumay67112/
Fumat67107/
Fumas67103/
Fumaa6795/
Bumat6789/
Bujma6762/
Wumai6760/
Bumga6751/
Fumaz6750/
Vimai6741/
Vumie6741/
Wauma6730/
Wuima6728/
Npuma6726/
Vumij6721/
Fumač6721/
Wuuma6718/
Wouma6717/
Fumah6717/
Vumis6715/
Vummi6715/
Wumah6715/
Wutma6714/
Beuma6712/
Futma6711/
Voume6711/
Bumea6710/
Vimah6710/
Vooma679/
Voumi679/
Veumo678/
Vuimo678/
Fuuma677/
Vuymo676/
Vimma676/
Buhma676/
Fumau675/
Bumad674/
Bguma674/
Voema674/
Fumay674/
Wumga673/
Fumma673/
Feuma673/
Fusma672/
Buyma672/
Vuumi672/
Vimay672/
Vaumo672/
Vwima672/
Bumaz672/
Vaume672/
Bumaj671/
Bumau671/
Vomaa671/
Vumiz671/
Vummo671/
Wumat671/
Vhume671/
Vhumi671/
Fumad671/
Wumay671/
Vaumi671/
Vutmi671/
Vuume671/
Vumoh671/
Vuime671/
Fumha671/
Wwuma671/
Wumma670/

Vuma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vuma in the Oriya language
ଊିଉମାui'uma-
Vuma in the Hindi language
वीउमाvi'uma33.33
वूमाvuma33.33
वुमाvuma33.33
Vuma in the Russian language
Вумаvuma-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vuma
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