Kumuka Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

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

Kumuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kumuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
Zimbabwe291:532,35342,865
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kumuka (44) may also be a first name.

Kumuka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kumuka (Hindi: कुमुका) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kumuka? popularity and diffusion

Kumuka is the 2,237,939th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Kumuka are found; 44 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 44 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently occurring given name globally, held by 44 people.

The surname is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 254,804. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Bougainville, where 94 percent live, Jiwaka, where 3 percent live and Madang, where 3 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 40 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kumukoa9218/
Kumeuka9210/
Kumukau928/
Kumukai921/
Kumuska921/
Khumuka921/
Koumouka8672/
Kimuka83113/
Kumika8366/
Kumuke8355/
Kumoka8323/
Komuka8322/
Kumuko8312/
Cumuka831/
Komukai776,006/
Kommuka77136/
Kimueka77109/
Kimouka7734/
Kumikay7727/
Kumukie7721/
Komauka778/
Kumuski776/
Cumouka774/
Kumooka772/
Kumukhi771/
Kumuike771/
Komuuka771/
Khumika771/
Cumauka771/
Kumuske771/
Kimeuka771/
Komukay771/
Khomukha71441/
Komukhay713/
Khimukha712/
Koumouko711/
Kumukech711/
Komuko67188/
Kumiko67168/
Kimika67160/
Komoka6789/
Komuke6734/
Kimuko6728/
Kumoko679/
Koumoukou673/
Comuka673/
Kumoki672/
Koumoukeu671/
Koumoukoi671/
Cumuki671/
Cumuca671/

Kumuka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kumuka in the Hindi language
कुमुकाkumuka-

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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 Kumuka
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