Wumi Surname

811,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 344 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Wumi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wumi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3151:562,35827,325
England61:9,286,343223,652
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Wumi (9,286) may also be a first name.

Wumi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wumi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wumi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 811,192nd most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 21,184,726 people. The last name Wumi is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Wumi reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wumi is also the 64,388th most frequent first name globally, held by 9,286 people.

The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 315 people, or 1 in 562,358. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Oyo, where 16 percent live, Kwara, where 15 percent live and Anambra, where 14 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live and Taiwan, where 2 percent live.

Wumi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Wumi last name is predominantly Christian (54%) in Nigeria.

Wumi earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.84% more than the national average, earning $57,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woumi89113/
Wumai8960/
Wumei8933/
Waumi8914/
Wummi894/
Wumih892/
Wuimi891/
Wuumi891/
Wumie890/
Wahumi8013/
Woumai802/
Woumoi801/
Vumi753,780/
Bumi752,810/
Wuma75398/
Womi75243/
Wume7578/
Wimi7567/
Wumy751/
Woummei731/
Woumeih731/
Boumi671,421/
Bumai67525/
Baumi67401/
Bumij67367/
Buimi67222/
Womai67123/
Womei67109/
Woume67105/
Wommi6786/
Wimmi6755/
Vumie6741/
Bumei6733/
Bummi6733/
Wimei6732/
Vumai6732/
Wauma6730/
Wuima6728/
Beumi6725/
Wumer6725/
Vumij6721/
Waume6718/
Wuuma6718/
Wouma6717/
Vumis6715/
Vummi6715/
Wimai6713/
Wumeh6713/
Womih6712/
Voumi679/
Bumhi678/
Womie675/
Wiemi675/
Bumoi675/
Wimie674/
Wummy674/
Whomi672/
Vuumi672/
Wimoi671/
Hwimi671/
Vumiz671/
Vhumi671/
Wwuma671/
Womoi671/
Wumme671/
Vuemi671/
Vutmi671/
Vaumi671/
Weume671/
Wumay671/
Wumma670/

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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 Wumi
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