# Ghuman (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/ghuman/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Punjabi.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Punjabi |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 656 |
| US rank (2010) | 34,495 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 470,649 people |
| Change since 2000 | +58% (415 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi گھمن (ghummaṇ) / Punjabi ਘੁੰਮਣ (ghummaṇ), ultimately from Prakrit 𑀖𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀇 (ghummaï).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Ghuman in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 3.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 92% |
| Two or more races | 2.9% |

## Similar surnames

Guaman, Gehman, Ghanem, Gannon, Gammon, Gamino, Giannini, Guinan, Giannone, Guymon, Gaymon, Ghannam.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.