Ankuma Surname

334,641st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Ankuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ankuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
Nigeria4361:406,29121,254
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England21:27,859,030389,889
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Ankuma (81) may also be a first name.

Ankuma Last Name Facts

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

Ankuma (Hindi: अंकुमा, Oriya: ଆୁମା) occurs in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ankuma? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ankuma is the 334,641st most commonly used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 6,607,023 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ankuma reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ankuma is also the 1,068,082nd most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 81 people.

The last name is most widespread in Ghana, where it is borne by 623 people, or 1 in 43,372. Aside from Ghana this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 40 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.

Ankuma Last Name Statistics demography

Ankuma earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 85.89% more than the national average, earning $80,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ankumah922,275/
Ankouma92707/
Angkuma926/
Ankuuma921/
Ankumma921/
Ankoumah861/
Hankumma861/
Ankoma831,103/
Ancuma8326/
Ankume838/
Ankima835/
Onkuma834/
Ankhoma7759/
Ankoume7723/
Gankumi7716/
Amkhuma7710/
Onkouma779/
Eankima777/
Hankima775/
Ankomaa775/
Hankoma773/
Angkumi772/
Ankomau772/
Ankiema771/
Ankoumi771/
Ankoumo771/
Hankumo771/
Hankimaa7120/
Ainkomah712/
Hankumui711/
Ankome67311/
Ankomo6785/
Ancoma6776/
Onkoma6721/
Ankomi6712/
Gonkeumaï671/
Eisinkuma671/
Enkima671/
Ancumi671/
Onkumo671/
Hankuimer670/

Ankuma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ankuma in the Hindi language
अंकुमाankuma-
Ankuma in the Oriya language
ଆୁମାauma-

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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 Ankuma
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