Fakuma Surname
Approximately 187 people bear this surname
Fakuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 160 | 1:1,107,142 | 45,738 |
| Indonesia | 27 | 1:4,898,118 | 234,077 |
Fakuma (318) may also be a first name.
Fakuma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fakuma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fakuma (Bengali: ফাকুমা) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fakuma? popularity and diffusion
The last name Fakuma is the 1,239,697th most widely held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Fakuma are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 492,367th most widely held forename throughout the world, held by 318 people.
The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 160 people, or 1 in 1,107,142. In Nigeria Fakuma is most common in: Bayelsa, where 97 percent are found, Rivers, where 2 percent are found and Lagos, where 1 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faukuma | 92 | 69 | / |
| Fakouma | 92 | 2 | / |
| Fakumuha | 86 | 4 | / |
| Fakumaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fakumo | 83 | 98 | / |
| Vakuma | 83 | 62 | / |
| Fekuma | 83 | 60 | / |
| Fakoma | 83 | 2 | / |
| Fakima | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fakumi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Facuma | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fekumah | 77 | 11 | / |
| Vakkuma | 77 | 4 | / |
| Fakhima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vakumaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fokouma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fekouma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vaikhuma | 71 | 4 | / |
| Vakumaai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phakumha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fekumo | 67 | 224 | / |
| Fakomi | 67 | 98 | / |
| Fokoma | 67 | 21 | / |
| Facoma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vokuma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fokima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fekima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fakome | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakumi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phakumuha | 67 | 1 | / |
Fakuma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fakuma in the Bengali language | ||
| ফাকুমা | phakuma | - |
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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 Fakuma
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