Kumua Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Kumua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kumua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea651:125,44217,113
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
India51:153,413,076951,030
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kumua (44) may also be a first name.

Kumua Last Name Facts

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

Kumua (Hindi: कुम्ूा, Oriya: କୁମୁଆ) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kumua? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,091,648th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 90 percent of Kumua reside; 90 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 80 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 44 people.

The surname Kumua is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 125,442. In Papua New Guinea Kumua is most common in: Western Highlands, where 37 percent are found, Jiwaka, where 34 percent are found and West New Britain, where 20 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 10 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kumuay9176/
Koumua911/
Kumuoa911/
Kumuo8011/
Kumwa808/
Kimua808/
Komua807/
Kumva801/
Cumua801/
Khumwa7381/
Kimuha7357/
Kiemua7321/
Kumwat7321/
Kumbağ7310/
Kumwai738/
Kaumwa737/
Kommua734/
Kumhba734/
Kumuop733/
Kimhua732/
Kumvai731/
Koumwa731/
Kumvad731/
Keumba731/
Koumbah679/
Kimhuay675/
Kumbaha674/
Kuumbha674/
Koumbai673/
Kkumbha673/
Kumvaha672/
Kumbaah671/
Kumvach671/
Kumwhai671/
Kuimbou671/
Kummbha671/
Komhuay671/
Kaumbaa671/
Khumwad671/
Kumwait671/
Kumwath671/
Kuimbha671/
Khumwat671/

Kumua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kumua in the Oriya language
କୁମୁଆkumu'a-
Kumua in the Hindi language
कुम्ूाkumua50
कुमुआkumu'a50

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