Hikuama Surname
Approximately 665 people bear this surname
Hikuama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 516 | 1:4,669 | 866 |
| Botswana | 149 | 1:14,677 | 2,860 |
Hikuama (16) may also be a first name.
Hikuama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hikuama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hikuama is carried by more people in Namibia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hikuama? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 496,112th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 10,958,716 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Hikuama reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent first name in the world It is held by 16 people.
The surname is most widespread in Namibia, where it is held by 516 people, or 1 in 4,669. In Namibia it is most prevalent in: Omaheke Region, where 97 percent live, Hardap Region, where 2 percent live and Khomas Region, where 1 percent live. Apart from Namibia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Botswana, where 22 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ikuama | 92 | 34 | / |
| Chikuhama | 88 | 58 | / |
| Hikwama | 86 | 22 | / |
| Ikwuama | 86 | 2 | / |
| Chikwama | 80 | 3,929 | / |
| Chikuami | 80 | 13 | / |
| Ikwama | 77 | 34 | / |
| Ekuama | 77 | 29 | / |
| Ikuoma | 77 | 6 | / |
| Iguama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chikwamha | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chikweama | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ikwuoma | 71 | 206 | / |
| Inguama | 71 | 25 | / |
| Aikwama | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ukwuama | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ikwouma | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ikweama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikwaama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chigwama | 67 | 123 | / |
| Chikwamo | 67 | 107 | / |
| Ikwuomah | 67 | 18 | / |
| Chikwame | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chikwami | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chikwoma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hikwamhi | 67 | 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
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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 Hikuama
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