Kukame Surname

970,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Kukame Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kukame Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1721:11,8172,643
Papua New Guinea581:140,58119,337
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Kukame (36) may also be a first name.

Kukame Last Name Facts

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

Kukame occurs in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kukame? popularity and diffusion

Kukame is the 970,883rd most frequent last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 27,294,179 people. The surname Kukame is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Kukame reside; 74 percent reside in Southern Africa and 74 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 36 people.

The surname Kukame is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is borne by 172 people, or 1 in 11,817. In Lesotho Kukame is most common in: Leribe District, where 38 percent live, Mohale's Hoek District, where 27 percent live and Butha-Buthe District, where 19 percent live. Beside Lesotho this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent live and South Africa, where 9 percent live.

Kukame Last Name Statistics demography

Kukame earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.2% less than the national average, earning R 130,224 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koukame921/
Kukam9168/
Khukameh862/
Kokame831,161/
Koukam83502/
Kukama83213/
Kukome8357/
Kikame8332/
Kukham8324/
Keukam8316/
Kuikam8310/
Kucame838/
Kukkam836/
Kaukam833/
Kukami832/
Kudkam831/
Kuhkam831/
Kukeme831/
Kuykam831/
Kukhammee801/
Khukham77398/
Kuikham77181/
Kikamme7771/
Kukhama7737/
Koukama777/
Kkukama774/
Kaukami771/
Kukamma771/
Kokhame771/
Kudkham771/
Kikaime771/
Kutkham771/
Koudkam771/
Koukham771/
Koukkam771/
Kuikama771/
Koekame771/
Kikameh771/
Khudkam771/
Keukham770/
Khuykammee751/
Khudkhameh751/
Kokam73733/
Kucam7391/
Kukom7319/
Cukam739/
Khuikham71184/
Khutkham7178/
Kukkamaa7149/
Khukhama7142/
Kukiyama7115/
Kkukamma7113/
Kaukauma7111/
Khuikhammee7110/
Khudkham718/
Kukkamma714/
Kukuyama712/
Koukamma712/
Khuykham712/
Khoukham711/
Kuckhahm711/
Koukyeme711/
Khaukham711/
Kokami672,642/
Kokome67697/
Kikome67561/
Kukoma67434/
Kokama67148/
Kikeme67101/
Kukemi6775/
Khokam6731/
Kokham6730/
Koukom6714/
Kucami6713/
Kokkam6712/
Kucamm676/
Kookam675/
Kikami674/
Kaukom674/
Koekam673/
Kucama672/
Kokcam672/
Kukkamgai671/
Kuikom671/
Khukhammi671/
Kockam671/
Kuykom671/
Kuckeimer670/

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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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  • 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 Kukame
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