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
The surname Kanuma (Bengali: কানুমা, Hindi: कनुमा, Oriya: କାନୁମା, Russian: Канума) occurs more in Rwanda more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanuma? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 59,640th most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 861,412 people. Kanuma occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Kanuma live; 66 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 520,883rd most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 288 people.
It is most frequently held in Rwanda, where it is carried by 4,651 people, or 1 in 2,444. Besides Rwanda it occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 23 percent live and Tanzania, where 9 percent live.
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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kanuma
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