Wuma Surname
Approximately 398 people bear this surname
Wuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 267 | 1:276,703 | 25,802 |
| Papua New Guinea | 38 | 1:214,572 | 29,580 |
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| Taiwan | 26 | 1:901,721 | 6,312 |
| Uganda | 24 | 1:1,626,637 | 57,482 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wumai | 89 | 60 | / |
| Wauma | 89 | 30 | / |
| Wuima | 89 | 28 | / |
| Wuuma | 89 | 18 | / |
| Wouma | 89 | 17 | / |
| Wumah | 89 | 15 | / |
| Wutma | 89 | 14 | / |
| Wumga | 89 | 3 | / |
| Wwuma | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wumay | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wumat | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wumma | 89 | 0 | / |
| Wahuma | 80 | 26 | / |
| Woumah | 80 | 15 | / |
| Woumai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wheuma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waumaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wumach | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woumma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vuma | 75 | 15,467 | / |
| Buma | 75 | 5,216 | / |
| Wima | 75 | 1,334 | / |
| Woma | 75 | 701 | / |
| Wumi | 75 | 344 | / |
| Wume | 75 | 78 | / |
| Wumo | 75 | 17 | / |
| Wumy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Woumaya | 73 | 9 | / |
| Wusmath | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woumyoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woumatt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waumach | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bouma | 67 | 11,534 | / |
| Buima | 67 | 2,366 | / |
| Bauma | 67 | 1,646 | / |
| Vouma | 67 | 1,137 | / |
| Woumo | 67 | 558 | / |
| Bumma | 67 | 532 | / |
| Bumai | 67 | 525 | / |
| Hwima | 67 | 271 | / |
| Womai | 67 | 123 | / |
| Bumaa | 67 | 118 | / |
| Woumi | 67 | 113 | / |
| Bumay | 67 | 112 | / |
| Woume | 67 | 105 | / |
| Vhuma | 67 | 91 | / |
| Vumma | 67 | 71 | / |
| Wumei | 67 | 33 | / |
| Vumai | 67 | 32 | / |
| Wumer | 67 | 25 | / |
| Wooma | 67 | 20 | / |
| Womea | 67 | 19 | / |
| Waume | 67 | 18 | / |
| Waumi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wimai | 67 | 13 | / |
| Vauma | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wumeh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Beuma | 67 | 12 | / |
| Woema | 67 | 12 | / |
| Vuima | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bumea | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vumah | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vuyma | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vuuma | 67 | 7 | / |
| Whima | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wimma | 67 | 5 | / |
| Womma | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wummy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Womoa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wummi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vumas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wimah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Buyma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vumay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vwima | 67 | 2 | / |
| Veuma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Whumo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wumih | 67 | 2 | / |
| Womay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bumau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vuema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wumme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuimo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuumi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuimi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vutma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bumaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hvuma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wimea | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wumie | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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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