Kuma Surname
Approximately 96,954 people bear this surname
Kuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 48,397 | 1:15,849 | 1,279 |
| Ethiopia | 20,605 | 1:4,734 | 764 |
| Ghana | 6,858 | 1:3,940 | 572 |
| Sri Lanka | 4,458 | 1:4,668 | 680 |
| DR Congo | 3,694 | 1:20,000 | 2,529 |
| Japan | 3,319 | 1:38,519 | 3,461 |
| Nigeria | 2,542 | 1:69,686 | 5,045 |
| Cameroon | 1,920 | 1:10,817 | 1,444 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,495 | 1:5,454 | 331 |
| Togo | 630 | 1:11,504 | 2,968 |
| Indonesia | 476 | 1:277,834 | 25,037 |
| United States | 337 | 1:1,075,546 | 78,300 |
| Poland | 272 | 1:139,738 | 20,228 |
| Liberia | 162 | 1:27,213 | 2,628 |
| Iraq | 147 | 1:238,243 | 5,207 |
| Tonga | 140 | 1:767 | 219 |
| Kuwait | 135 | 1:28,153 | 3,584 |
| Solomon Islands | 117 | 1:4,958 | 659 |
| Thailand | 106 | 1:666,399 | 111,628 |
| Russia | 89 | 1:1,619,360 | 108,163 |
| Latvia | 89 | 1:23,034 | 3,487 |
| South Africa | 87 | 1:622,732 | 46,743 |
| Turkey | 87 | 1:894,499 | 42,184 |
| England | 85 | 1:655,507 | 38,035 |
| United Arab Emirates | 80 | 1:114,528 | 9,720 |
| Malaysia | 72 | 1:409,642 | 21,284 |
| Uganda | 56 | 1:697,130 | 35,026 |
| Brazil | 44 | 1:4,865,326 | 126,089 |
| Slovakia | 30 | 1:177,882 | 30,511 |
| Czechia | 30 | 1:354,449 | 42,602 |
| Philippines | 29 | 1:3,490,973 | 149,374 |
| France | 27 | 1:2,460,101 | 186,232 |
| Pakistan | 26 | 1:6,870,919 | 39,117 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Serbia | 20 | 1:357,247 | 16,776 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| Burkina Faso | 18 | 1:1,019,561 | 10,177 |
| Iran | 17 | 1:4,516,619 | 115,816 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Ukraine | 9 | 1:5,058,077 | 228,455 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Guyana | 9 | 1:84,691 | 6,279 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Macau | 4 | 1:150,408 | 604 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1:1,990,885 | 79,765 |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 1:700,491 | 23,754 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1:1,178,801 | 15,876 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Marshall Islands | 2 | 1:25,910 | 1,967 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Kūma (2) & Kümã (1) are calculated separately.
Kuma (133,512) may also be a first name.
Kuma Demographics
Kuma Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Kuma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kuma (Arabic: كوما, Bengali: কুমা, Hindi: कुमा, Marathi: कुमा, Oriya: କୁମା, Russian: Кума) is found most frequently in India. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Kūma or Kümã. For other possible spellings of Kuma click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuma? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,822nd most widespread surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 75,165 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 59 percent of Kuma reside; 55 percent reside in South Asia and 54 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 7,806th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 133,512 people.
The surname is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 48,397 people, or 1 in 15,849. In India it is primarily found in: Tamil Nadu, where 81 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 6 percent reside and Bihar, where 4 percent reside. Aside from India this surname occurs in 97 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 21 percent reside and Ghana, where 7 percent reside.
Kuma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kuma has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kuma surname rose 11,233 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kuma Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Kuma surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Kuma last name are 1.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.29% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kuma earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 28.73% less than the national average, earning R 169,356 per year; in United States they earn 14.76% less than the national average, earning $36,779 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.61% less than the national average, earning $43,916 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kuma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kuma in the Marathi language | ||
| कुमा | kuma | 90.35 |
| कुमा-या | kuma-ya | 3.22 |
| कूमा | kuma | 3.22 |
| कुमार | kumara | 2.41 |
| Kuma in the Bengali language | ||
| কুমা | kuma | 83.33 |
| কুমার | kumara | 16.67 |
| Kuma in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁମା | kuma | 79.36 |
| କୁମ | kuma | 17.36 |
| କୂମା | kuma | 0.13 |
| କୂମ | kuma | 0.06 |
| କୁସ | kusa | 0.06 |
| Kuma in the Hindi language | ||
| कुमा | kuma | 75.94 |
| कुमार | kumara | 19.86 |
| कूमा | kuma | 1.26 |
| कुम | kuma | 0.3 |
| कुमाा | kumaa | 0.26 |
| कुमा॰ | kuma | 0.06 |
| कूम | kuma | 0.04 |
| कुमाि | kumai | 0.02 |
| कोम | koma | 0.02 |
| हूमा | huma | 0.02 |
| शर्मा | sarma | 0.02 |
| क्उमा | kuma | 0.02 |
| कुुमा | kuuma | 0.02 |
| Kuma in the Russian language | ||
| Кума | kuma | - |
| Kuma in the Arabic language | ||
| كوما | kwma | - |
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Footnotes
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