Kuame Surname

252,918th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Kuame Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuame Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,3811:555,44227,287
Ivory Coast1621:142,4156,737
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
France21:33,211,361423,184
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Kuamé (1) are calculated separately.

Kuame (54) may also be a first name.

Kuame Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kuame (Russian: Куаме) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Kuamé. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuame? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 252,918th most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,659,556 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Kuame reside; 88 percent reside in South Asia and 88 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Kuame is also the 1,350,955th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 54 people.

The surname is most common in India, where it is borne by 1,381 people, or 1 in 555,442. In India Kuame is most numerous in: Assam, where 92 percent are found, Manipur, where 7 percent are found and Bihar, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account India this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 10 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuamé931/
Nkuame9165/
Kuamme9113/
Kuamee9111/
Kuameh915/
Kuamer915/
Kuamei911/
Kwuame911/
Kuasme911/
Kuaame911/
Kuam89495/
Kuhameh832/
Kouhame831/
Kwame8055,278/
Quame803,032/
Kuama80949/
Kuami80366/
Guame8029/
Cuame805/
Kuamt803/
Kuome803/
Kwuam801/
Kuamy801/
Quamme73565/
Quamer73551/
Cuamea73515/
Quasme73262/
Quamie73152/
Kwamie7390/
Kwameh7355/
Nkuami7322/
Kouham7319/
Kwamme7317/
Guamez7311/
Guamea7310/
Kwamee739/
Kuamit737/
Kuamoi736/
Kwamei735/
Kuamai735/
Kwuome734/
Guaime733/
Kuaiem732/
Quaime732/
Guayme731/
Kwames731/
Guamei731/
Guames731/
Quamey731/
Guhame731/
Guamey731/
Guamme731/
Cuamey731/
Kuasmi731/
Kuomei731/
Kuomeh731/
Kwaame731/
Quam673,776/
Kwam67705/
Quammie67580/
Guam67484/
Kwahmie67163/
Kuom67112/
Kwuomee6713/
Guaamer679/
Cuam677/
Kweamie676/
Kuhaimi674/
Nkwuome674/
Quameer673/
Quammer672/
Kuamaya672/
Quamieh672/
Quasmee671/
Queamie671/
Guahame671/
Kuamgai671/
Guamett671/
Kuhaymi671/
Guaymie671/
Kwammie671/
Kwahmeh671/
Nkwameh671/
Nkwamme671/
Guaimet671/
Guaimez671/
Quasmeh671/

Kuame Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuame in the Russian language
Куамеkuame-

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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 Kuame
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