Kanuma Surname
Approximately 8,460 people bear this surname
Kanuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 4,651 | 1:2,444 | 586 |
| Japan | 1,962 | 1:65,160 | 4,751 |
| Tanzania | 797 | 1:66,426 | 7,015 |
| DR Congo | 499 | 1:148,055 | 15,508 |
| India | 218 | 1:3,518,649 | 99,858 |
| Zambia | 161 | 1:98,447 | 7,911 |
| Uganda | 97 | 1:402,467 | 25,105 |
| Belgium | 28 | 1:410,594 | 42,948 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
Kanuma (288) may also be a first name.
Kanuma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanuma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanuma (Bengali: কানুমা, Hindi: कनुमा, Oriya: କାନୁମା, Russian: Канума) occurs more in Rwanda more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanuma? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 59,640th most numerous last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 861,412 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Kanuma reside; 66 percent reside in East Africa and 66 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kanuma is also the 520,883rd most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 288 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Rwanda, where it is carried by 4,651 people, or 1 in 2,444. Without taking into account Rwanda Kanuma is found in 23 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 23 percent are found and Tanzania, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanuma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanuma in the Bengali language | ||
| কানুমা | kanuma | - |
| Kanuma in the Hindi language | ||
| कनुमा | kanuma | - |
| Kanuma in the Oriya language | ||
| କାନୁମା | kanuma | - |
| Kanuma in the Russian language | ||
| Канума | kanuma | - |
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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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- 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 Kanuma
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