Chukwuma Surname
Approximately 82,863 people bear this surname
Chukwuma Surname User-submission:
This is an Igbo surname (Nigeria). It derives from chukwu (God) and ma (knows, aware). It is also used as a male given name. Variants are: Chukwuma, Chukumah, Chukumah, Chukwumah.
Chukwuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 82,039 | 1:2,159 | 281 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| United States | 207 | 1:1,751,009 | 115,476 |
| England | 167 | 1:333,641 | 24,529 |
| South Africa | 43 | 1:1,259,947 | 70,377 |
| Brazil | 28 | 1:7,645,512 | 174,288 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
Chukwuma (116,983) may also be a first name.
Chukwuma Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This is an Igbo surname (Nigeria). It derives from chukwu (God) and ma (knows, aware). It is also used as a male given name. Variants are: Chukwuma, Chukumah, Chukumah, Chukwumah.
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Chukwuma Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Chukwuma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chukwuma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chukwuma has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chukwuma? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,829th most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 87,947 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chukwuma reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 8,818th most frequent given name worldwide, borne by 116,983 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 82,039 people, or 1 in 2,159. In Nigeria Chukwuma is primarily concentrated in: Anambra, where 30 percent reside, Imo, where 19 percent reside and Delta, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in 47 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Chukwuma Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Chukwuma last name are 40.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.33% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Chukwuma earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 44.73% more than the national average, earning R 343,932 per year and in United States they earn 15.05% more than the national average, earning $49,643 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chukwumah | 94 | 1,018 | / |
| Chukwumma | 94 | 69 | / |
| Chuckwuma | 94 | 55 | / |
| Chukwuuma | 94 | 9 | / |
| Chuykwuma | 94 | 6 | / |
| Chukkwuma | 94 | 6 | / |
| Chuukwuma | 94 | 6 | / |
| Chhukwuma | 94 | 3 | / |
| Chukwuema | 94 | 3 | / |
| Chukwwuma | 94 | 2 | / |
| Chukwumau | 94 | 2 | / |
| Chaukwuma | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chukweuma | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chukwuyma | 94 | 1 | / |
| Cheukwuma | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chukwuima | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chukwumat | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chukwauma | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chukhwuma | 94 | 1 | / |
| Cukwuma | 93 | 9 | / |
| Choukwumas | 89 | 5 | / |
| Chukwuemma | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chuckwuuma | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chukwuemea | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chukwummah | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chukwume | 88 | 157 | / |
| Chikwuma | 88 | 74 | / |
| Chukwumo | 88 | 7 | / |
| Chukwoma | 88 | 4 | / |
| Chukwima | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hcukwuma | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chukwumaije | 84 | 11 | / |
| Chukwuemo | 82 | 26 | / |
| Chukwumee | 82 | 6 | / |
| Chikwuema | 82 | 3 | / |
| Chukwumeh | 82 | 3 | / |
| Chukwuimo | 82 | 2 | / |
| Cuhkwumah | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chukwuyme | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chuquima | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chuquimea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chuquimo | 63 | 2 | / |
| Chiquimo | 50 | 1 | / |
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