Chankuma Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Chankuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Chankuma (20) may also be a first name.
Chankuma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chankuma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chankuma is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Chankuma.
How Common Is The Last Name Chankuma? popularity and diffusion
Chankuma is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Chankuma occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chankuma are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held given name globally, held by 20 people.
This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Chankuma is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 100 percent live. Not including Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chankumma | 94 | 1 | / |
| Cankuma | 93 | 7 | / |
| Tchankouma | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chankoma | 88 | 13 | / |
| Hankumma | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chankimha | 82 | 89 | / |
| Chankoumi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Zankuma | 80 | 46 | / |
| Cankoma | 80 | 10 | / |
| Hankoma | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hankumo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chankimhah | 78 | 5 | / |
| Tchancouma | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chenkumo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hankumui | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tshankoma | 71 | 63 | / |
| Hankuimer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hankome | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chancome | 63 | 11 | / |
| Honkumer | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chaincomo | 59 | 19 | / |
| Changcome | 59 | 1 | / |
| Hongkhummee | 53 | 1 | / |
| Hancome | 53 | 1 | / |
| Hangcome | 50 | 4 | / |
| Hanqhome | 50 | 1 | / |
| Hongkome | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Chankuma
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