Kumah Surname

12,788th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43,911 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Kumah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kumah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana42,6711:63387
Liberia4801:9,1841,037
United States2211:1,640,086109,636
England1611:346,07525,095
Nigeria1411:1,256,33250,205
Cameroon721:288,45927,220
Indonesia511:2,593,121151,846
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
India81:95,883,173728,828
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
France31:22,140,907385,998
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
China31:455,773,85521,925
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Northern Cyprus21:159,5069,062
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kumah (4,294) may also be a first name.

Kumah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kumah (Hindi: कुमार, Oriya: କୁମାହ) is found in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kumah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 12,788th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 165,962 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kumah reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 105,578th most widely held forename at a global level, borne by 4,294 people.

Kumah is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is carried by 42,671 people, or 1 in 633. Without taking into account Ghana this surname exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Kumah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kumah has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 22,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kumah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kumah last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kumah earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 12.68% less than the national average, earning R 207,516 per year; in United States they earn 5.78% less than the national average, earning $40,655 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.73% more than the national average, earning $56,506 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koumah91907/
Kumaha9138/
Kaumah9113/
Kummah916/
Khumah916/
Kumauh914/
Kutmah912/
Kumahu911/
Kuma8996,954/
Kouhmah8343/
Kummath8313/
Koumach835/
Kkumaha834/
Koumaha834/
Kaumath831/
Kumahii831/
Keummah831/
Koumahe831/
Kumahay831/
Kaumadh831/
Kummaha831/
Kouma8045,589/
Kumai8014,886/
Kauma8010,138/
Kumaa804,627/
Kumma802,851/
Khuma801,791/
Kuima80351/
Kumay80252/
Kumau80199/
Kimah80171/
Kumaç80106/
Kumea8073/
Kumaj8070/
Kuuma8061/
Kuema8052/
Keuma8051/
Kumha8047/
Kuyma8038/
Kguma8035/
Kumoa8026/
Kkuma8024/
Kumoh8021/
Kujma8017/
Kumga8011/
Kumho806/
Kuhma803/
Hkuma801/
Kumahová772/
Khumahay771/
Koumahie771/
Kumahova771/
Khouma7312,880/
Kahuma733,020/
Koumai732,788/
Gkouma731,864/
Koumaï731,631/
Kumaai73266/
Kumoch73237/
Khumma73222/
Koumaa73205/
Kaumai73172/
Keumai73116/
Khimah73105/
Kumaus7381/
Koumoh7365/
Kuutma7352/
Khumha7347/
Cummah7338/
Khumai7337/
Koumma7335/
Koumay7335/
Kummai7331/
Khumho7331/
Koumga7325/
Koutma7324/
Koumaî7323/
Hkimah7317/
Kujjma7316/
Cumach7316/
Kumhai7316/
Kutmaj7314/
Kkomah7312/
Kkumaa7312/
Khumay7311/
Kuymat7310/
Kohuma739/
Kumatz738/
Kuimay738/
Kuimai738/
Koumat737/
Khauma737/
Kuysma736/
Kummaj736/
Kimeah736/
Kumats735/
Kumiea735/
K'Ouma734/
Koomah734/
Kuimoh734/
Kkumma734/
Kutmat734/
Kummaa733/
Kuemaa733/
Kimaha733/
Komeah732/
Keumay732/
Keumea732/
Qukuma732/
Kumhoi732/
Kaumma731/
Khumaj731/
Kkumai731/
Kuumai731/
Kuumma731/
Kuhmad731/
Kujmma731/
Kumgai731/
Kumhei731/
Kummea731/
Kummga731/
Kimmah731/
Kaumau731/
Khumaa731/
Kheuma731/
Kummaz731/
Kumuoa731/
Kumhaa731/
Kumhoo731/
Koumaz731/
Koumha731/
Kuimau731/
Kumasz731/
Kumatt731/
Kumeau731/
Kumaay731/
Kumaid731/
Khoummach719/
Koma6730,855/
Kima6714,974/
Kumo673,095/
Cuma672,395/
Kuusmaa67219/
Khummai67154/
Khumhai6744/
Khoumma6718/
Koumoth6713/
Koutmas6711/
Kuttmaa678/
Khoumai675/
Kousmat674/
Kausmau673/
Kumagio673/
Cummach672/
Kūma672/
Khaumas671/
Khumait671/
Kkhouma671/
Kumault671/
Kummoth671/
Kaumats671/
Khoumad671/
Koumass671/
Koumeih671/
Koummaa671/
Kumaaja671/
Gkoumea671/
Cumahas671/
Koumait671/
Khumajj671/
Khoumay671/
Gqukuma671/
Kummaay671/
Khummay671/
Khautma670/

Kumah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kumah in the Hindi language
कुमारkumara-
Kumah in the Oriya language
କୁମାହkumaha-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kumah
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