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

Wumo is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wumo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,772,636th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 65 percent of Wumo reside; 47 percent reside in East Africa and 41 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wumo is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used given name on earth. It is borne by 15 people.

The surname is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 4,879,910. In Uganda it is most common in: Budaka District, where 38 percent are found, Kibuku District, where 38 percent are found and Mbale District, where 13 percent are found. Other than Uganda this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 35 percent are found and Cameroon, where 12 percent are found.

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
  • 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 Wumo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis