Zumah Surname

455,757th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 743 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Zumah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zumah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana6931:38,9914,481
Liberia191:232,02814,625
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Zumah (78) may also be a first name.

Zumah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zumah is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zumah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 455,757th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 9,808,272 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Zumah live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,091,646th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 78 people.

It is most common in Ghana, where it is borne by 693 people, or 1 in 38,991. Other than Ghana this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 3 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.

Zumah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Zumah has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zoumah9122/
Zaumah919/
Zummah914/
Zuimah913/
Dzumah912/
Zuumah911/
Zuma8962,679/
Zumahyi831/
Zouma804,429/
Zhuma803,141/
Zauma802,644/
Czuma80345/
Zimah80227/
Zumoh8057/
Dzuma8033/
Zumai8030/
Zumma8011/
Zuema806/
Tzuma803/
Zumay802/
Zumaj801/
Zuima801/
Zumea801/
Zumaa801/
Zeuma801/
Dzhumaha77112/
Zhumahai771/
Zimmah732,986/
Zoumai73800/
Ziemah73694/
Tzouma73560/
Dzhuma73419/
Czumaj73299/
Tsumah73233/
Zhumay7365/
Zahuma7364/
Zhumai7344/
Cummah7338/
Dzauma7329/
Dzouma7320/
Zoumma7320/
Zhimah7320/
Zhumma739/
Zoumay733/
Zummai733/
Zoumoh732/
Dzeuma731/
Czumaś731/
Zoumaa731/
Zeumoh731/
Zhumaa731/
Zoumaî731/
Cuma672,395/
Zumo671,195/
Čuma67251/
Dzhumma6726/
Tshumah6723/
Ćuma6716/
Czumoch677/
Dzoumai675/
Choumah675/
Zoummai673/
Tseumah672/
Czaumas672/
Tchumah671/
Zoummma671/
Zoummay671/
Dzhumay671/
Dzhumaa671/
Chaumah671/

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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 Zumah
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