Kumeke Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kumeke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kumeke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2171:249,66725,383
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

The alternate forms: Kümeke (7) are calculated separately.

Kumeke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kumeke is found most in South Africa. It may occur as a variant: Kümeke. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kumeke? popularity and diffusion

Kumeke is the 1,038,570th most commonly used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 30,113,826 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kumeke reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 217 people, or 1 in 249,667. In South Africa Kumeke is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 31 percent are found, Gauteng, where 29 percent are found and Western Cape, where 25 percent are found. Not including South Africa it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 8 percent are found and Ghana, where 2 percent are found.

Kumeke Last Name Statistics demography

Kumeke earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.85% less than the national average, earning R 100,164 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kümeke947/
Kumheke9217/
Khumeke921/
Kuimeke921/
Keumeke921/
Kumek911,207/
Kummecke868/
Kumekech861/
Kumeka83864/
Komeke83186/
Kimeke8316/
Kumake8315/
Kumike8314/
Khumek831/
Kuimek831/
Kummecker800/
Khummek77503/
Kumakeh77129/
Kumecki77114/
Keumeka7792/
Kumekaa7722/
Kümmeke7719/
Kumyoke7713/
Kumeika7712/
Khumake779/
Kumekaj777/
Koumeka776/
Kumecký775/
Kumecká775/
Kumaike774/
Khumeka771/
Kimeeke771/
Kimekey771/
Kimekke771/
Komekei771/
Komieke771/
Kumuike771/
Koumeck771/
Kumeche771/
Kumekca771/
Kummeka771/
Koumoke771/
Kumakei771/
Komekie770/
Kumik73262/
Komek73247/
Kumec7368/
Kumyk7318/
Komeheke71187/
Kumekova71132/
Kumykets7128/
Kümmecke7126/
Khummake7110/
Kumeskyi714/
Khummeka712/
Kuimegue712/
Kumiskey712/
Komeckei711/
Kumekaya711/
Keumakeu711/
Hkummeka711/
Cumeskey710/
Kumaki679,033/
Komeka67820/
Komeki6783/
Kumekhova6782/
Kumika6766/
Kusmec6747/
Kumiec6737/
Kumiki6722/
Kimeki6721/
Kummik6721/
Kutmec6715/
Kumeiskyi6714/
Kumick6710/
Kaumik678/
Komike678/
Kimake677/
Kumiqe677/
Kimoke675/
Khummekha675/
Komeak674/
Komeik672/
Kumoki672/
Kumyok671/
Khomek671/
Kujmik671/
Kumyki671/
Kaumyk671/
Kimike671/
Koemek671/
Kumecs671/
Kumeiskis671/
Koomek671/
Cummeskey670/

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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 Kumeke
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