Wuma Surname

728,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 398 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2671:276,70325,802
Papua New Guinea381:214,57229,580
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Taiwan261:901,7216,312
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
China81:170,915,1968,932
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Wuma (44) may also be a first name.

Wuma Last Name Facts

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

Wuma is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wuma? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wuma is the 728,955th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 18,310,417 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Wuma live; 67 percent live in Central Africa and 67 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Wuma is also the 1,525,482nd most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 44 people.

The last name Wuma is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 267 people, or 1 in 276,703. Apart from The DR Congo Wuma is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent are found and Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.

Wuma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wuma has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wuma last name decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wumai8960/
Wauma8930/
Wuima8928/
Wuuma8918/
Wouma8917/
Wumah8915/
Wutma8914/
Wumga893/
Wwuma891/
Wumay891/
Wumat891/
Wumma890/
Wahuma8026/
Woumah8015/
Woumai802/
Wheuma801/
Waumaa801/
Wumach801/
Woumma801/
Vuma7515,467/
Buma755,216/
Wima751,334/
Woma75701/
Wumi75344/
Wume7578/
Wumo7517/
Wumy751/
Woumaya739/
Wusmath731/
Woumyoa731/
Woumatt731/
Waumach730/
Bouma6711,534/
Buima672,366/
Bauma671,646/
Vouma671,137/
Woumo67558/
Bumma67532/
Bumai67525/
Hwima67271/
Womai67123/
Bumaa67118/
Woumi67113/
Bumay67112/
Woume67105/
Vhuma6791/
Vumma6771/
Wumei6733/
Vumai6732/
Wumer6725/
Wooma6720/
Womea6719/
Waume6718/
Waumi6714/
Wimai6713/
Vauma6713/
Wumeh6713/
Beuma6712/
Woema6712/
Vuima6711/
Bumea6710/
Vumah679/
Vuyma678/
Vuuma677/
Whima675/
Wimma675/
Womma674/
Wummy674/
Womoa674/
Wummi674/
Vumas673/
Wimah673/
Buyma672/
Vumay672/
Vwima672/
Veuma672/
Whumo672/
Wumih672/
Womay671/
Bumau671/
Weume671/
Vuema671/
Wumme671/
Wuimo671/
Wuumi671/
Wuimi671/
Vutma671/
Bumaj671/
Wiema671/
Hvuma671/
Wimea670/
Wumie670/

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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 Wuma
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