Kuhima Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kuhima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuhima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Kuhima (256) may also be a first name.

Kuhima Last Name Facts

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

Kuhima (Hindi: कुहीमा) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuhima? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,701,480th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Kuhima are found; 95 percent are found in Central Africa and 95 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 556,659th most frequently used forename in the world, held by 256 people.

The surname Kuhima is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 677,794. Besides The DR Congo this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 3 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuhuima92369/
Kihima83871/
Kouima83306/
Kuhimo835/
Kuhema834/
Khiimaa7719/
Kuuhimo7716/
Khouima7711/
Khiymay777/
Khoeima774/
Kouimas771/
Kauimma771/
Kiima73329/
Kiéma734/
Kièma732/
Kouhimou711/
Kooima67384/
Kihema67131/
Kiimay678/
Kihimo671/
Kiiema671/
Kouimou622/
Couimma621/
Kouyimo621/
Kueimei621/
Kiimo552/
Kihemo5053/
Kiimoh503/
Kouémo502/
Kouymo501/
Keuemo501/

Kuhima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuhima in the Hindi language
कुहीमाkuhima60
कुहिमाkuhima40

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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 Kuhima
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