Walumu Surname
Approximately 393 people bear this surname
Walumu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 391 | 1:99,845 | 10,048 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
Walumu (11) may also be a first name.
Walumu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walumu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Walumu is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Walumu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Walumu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 735,823rd most numerous family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 18,543,374 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Walumu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most common first name at a global level, borne by 11 people.
Walumu is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 391 people, or 1 in 99,845. In Uganda Walumu is primarily found in: Mbale District, where 82 percent are found, Mukono District, where 7 percent are found and Masindi District, where 3 percent are found. Not including Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waluumu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Balumu | 83 | 335 | / |
| Walimu | 83 | 119 | / |
| Wolumu | 83 | 29 | / |
| Valumu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Walomu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wailimu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Walimuu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Walimuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vailoumou | 67 | 287 | / |
| Bolumu | 67 | 138 | / |
| Wolhumuth | 67 | 5 | / |
| Valimu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Welimu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Velumu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wolomu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vailloumou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Walimau | 62 | 20 | / |
| Volumut | 62 | 1 | / |
| Volumous | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bouloumou | 53 | 147 | / |
| Vouloumou | 53 | 2 | / |
| Volhumuth | 53 | 1 | / |
| Volimu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Velimu | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Walumu
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