Zuamo Surname

561,353rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 565 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Zuamo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zuamo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5381:329,26218,011
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818

Zuamo (149) may also be a first name.

Zuamo Last Name Facts

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

Zuamo is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zuamo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zuamo is the 561,353rd most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,898,311 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zuamo are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zuamo is also the 754,880th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 149 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 538 people, or 1 in 329,262. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 95 percent live, Enugu, where 2 percent live and Lagos, where 1 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzuamo91456/
Zuaamo914/
Dzuaamo8313/
Cuamo80569/
Zuama8036/
Suamo8030/
Zwamo8017/
Juamo802/
Zuomo801/
Suatmo7329/
Zuamma7319/
Tsuamo7315/
Zuamga7313/
Juhamo735/
Dsuamo734/
Djuamo731/
Chuamo731/
Dzuama731/
Tchuamo6717/
Dzuamga674/
Zuaamah673/
Chuamou673/
Suhaimo671/

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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 Zuamo
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