Chukwuma Surname

6,829th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82,863 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria82,0391:2,159281
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
United States2071:1,751,009115,476
England1671:333,64124,529
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Austria111:774,13064,097
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Norway61:857,04855,549
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
France31:22,140,907385,998
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
China21:683,660,78330,601
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

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 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.

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