Kinume Surname

794,916th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 354 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kinume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kinume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3091:126,34111,791
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Kinume (12) may also be a first name.

Kinume Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kinume Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kinume occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kinume? popularity and diffusion

It is the 794,916th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 20,586,288 people. The last name Kinume is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kinume are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name world-wide, held by 12 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 309 people, or 1 in 126,341. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Pallisa District, where 30 percent live, Budaka District, where 28 percent live and Kibuku District, where 21 percent live. Aside from Uganda this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 10 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kinum91138/
Kinhoume861/
Kunume83945/
Kinuma83569/
Kinumi83170/
Kinome8384/
Kinime8354/
Kenume8312/
Kainum8311/
Kijnum834/
Kienum834/
Kingum832/
Kinhum831/
Kuinum831/
Kainuma776,415/
Koinuma776,009/
Kingoum7753/
Kenoume7722/
Kinomey7715/
Kinauma778/
Khoinum776/
Koinime774/
Kinimei773/
Kingumi772/
Kainumi772/
Kenumee771/
Kunnume771/
Keingum771/
Kinuuma771/
Koinoum771/
Kunumee771/
Kenum7351/
Kinom7317/
Cinum731/
Kynum731/
Kainumaa7121/
Khoinuma711/
Keenum671,315/
Kinomy67455/
Kinimi67282/
Keanum6742/
Kinoma6729/
Kengum6724/
Kenome6722/
Kunumi6716/
Kenaum6714/
Keinom677/
Kenumi675/
Kinomm673/
Kenuma673/
Kenoum673/
Khenum673/
Kuinom672/
Kenime672/
Khinom671/
Kienom671/
Kinomé671/
Chinum671/
Kinoom671/

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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 Kinume
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis