Wumo Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Wumo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wumo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Wumo (15) may also be a first name.

Wumo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wumo is most common in Uganda. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wumo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,772,636th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Wumo occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Wumo live; 47 percent live in East Africa and 41 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wumo is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used first name globally, held by 15 people.

The surname Wumo is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 4,879,910. In Uganda it is most common in: Budaka District, where 38 percent reside, Kibuku District, where 38 percent reside and Mbale District, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Uganda it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 35 percent reside and Cameroon, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woumo89558/
Whumo892/
Wuimo891/
Woumou80145/
Woumoi801/
Wuimou801/
Whoumo801/
Waumop800/
Wuma75398/
Womo75172/
Bumo75164/
Wimo7584/
Vumo7548/
Woumohe731/
Weumoth730/
Voumo67254/
Boumo67235/
Beumo6780/
Wimmo6767/
Bumoy6758/
Wauma6730/
Wuima6728/
Wuuma6718/
Wouma6717/
Buimo6715/
Wumah6715/
Baumo6714/
Wutma6714/
Wommo679/
Wimoo679/
Veumo678/
Vuimo678/
Vuymo676/
Woemo676/
Bumoi675/
Womoa674/
Wiemo674/
Womou674/
Wumga673/
Wimoh672/
Vaumo672/
Bumou671/
Wimoi671/
Vummo671/
Vumoh671/
Wumat671/
Womho671/
Womoi671/
Wwuma671/
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
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  • 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 Wumo
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