Kumua Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Kumua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 65 | 1:125,442 | 17,113 |
| Solomon Islands | 8 | 1:72,504 | 14,153 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kumuay | 91 | 76 | / |
| Koumua | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kumuoa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kumuo | 80 | 11 | / |
| Kumwa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Kimua | 80 | 8 | / |
| Komua | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kumva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cumua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khumwa | 73 | 81 | / |
| Kimuha | 73 | 57 | / |
| Kiemua | 73 | 21 | / |
| Kumwat | 73 | 21 | / |
| Kumbağ | 73 | 10 | / |
| Kumwai | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kaumwa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kommua | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kumhba | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kumuop | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kimhua | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kumvai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koumwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kumvad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keumba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koumbah | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kimhuay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kumbaha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kuumbha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Koumbai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kkumbha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kumvaha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kumbaah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kumvach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kumwhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuimbou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kummbha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Komhuay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaumbaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khumwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kumwait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kumwath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuimbha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khumwat | 67 | 1 | / |
Kumua Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kumua in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁମୁଆ | kumu'a | - |
| Kumua in the Hindi language | ||
| कुम्ूा | kumua | 50 |
| कुमुआ | kumu'a | 50 |
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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
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- 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 Kumua
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