Vumu Surname

264,221st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,482 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Vumu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vumu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi9151:18,7092,930
Tanzania4801:110,29510,639
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Vumu Last Name Facts

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

Vumu is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vumu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vumu is the 264,221st most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,917,372 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Vumu live; 62 percent live in Southern Africa and 62 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Vumu is most frequent in Malawi, where it is carried by 915 people, or 1 in 18,709. Outside of Malawi it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 32 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.

Vumu Last Name Statistics demography

Vumu earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 19.29% more than the national average, earning R 283,476 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vaumu891/
Voumou8021/
Fumu752,597/
Wumu75260/
Bumu75164/
Vimu7515/
Voummou731/
Phumu672,513/
Mpumu67451/
Pfumu6796/
Bhumu6794/
Fumou6769/
Fumuh677/
Wuimu676/
Bumuh676/
Voomu676/
Bummu675/
Fumau675/
Waumu673/
Bumuu673/
Baumu673/
Wumuh672/
Bumut672/
Bumus672/
Boumu672/
Bumup671/
Fumus671/
Feumu671/
Bumgu671/
Bumud671/
Fhumu671/
Fumhu671/
Bumou671/
Bumau671/
Uhomu671/
Woumu671/
Wuymu671/
Viemu671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vumu
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