Walumu Surname

735,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Walumu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walumu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3911:99,84510,048
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653

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 most frequently in Uganda. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walumu? popularity and diffusion

Walumu is the 735,823rd most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 18,543,374 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Walumu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 82 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Walumu is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 11 people.

Walumu is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 391 people, or 1 in 99,845. In Uganda Walumu is mostly concentrated in: Mbale District, where 82 percent reside, Mukono District, where 7 percent reside and Masindi District, where 3 percent reside. Besides Uganda Walumu occurs in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waluumu922/
Balumu83335/
Walimu83119/
Wolumu8329/
Valumu835/
Walomu831/
Wailimu772/
Walimuu771/
Walimuh771/
Vailoumou67287/
Bolumu67138/
Wolhumuth675/
Valimu674/
Welimu674/
Velumu671/
Wolomu671/
Vailloumou631/
Walimau6220/
Volumut621/
Volumous571/
Bouloumou53147/
Vouloumou532/
Volhumuth531/
Volimu501/
Velimu501/

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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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