Kumayin Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kumayin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kumayin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Kumayin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kumayin occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kumayin.

How Common Is The Last Name Kumayin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kumayin is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Kumayin live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Nasarawa, where 83 percent are found and Kogi, where 17 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent are found.

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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 Kumayin
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