Kumuwa Surname
Approximately 99 people bear this surname
Kumuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 80 | 1:101,921 | 13,735 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Kumuwa (53) may also be a first name.
Kumuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kumuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kumuwa is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kumuwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,860,621st most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 81 percent of Kumuwa reside; 81 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 81 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,366,219th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 53 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 101,921. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Western Highlands, where 79 percent reside, Western, where 18 percent reside and Eastern Highlands, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 9 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khumuwa | 92 | 105 | / |
| Kumuwat | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kummuwah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kumushwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kumuwo | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kumiwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Komuwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kimuwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kumiwaa | 77 | 417 | / |
| Kumuwoh | 77 | 28 | / |
| Kumueva | 77 | 12 | / |
| Kumiwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiemeuwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kumiwaah | 71 | 3 | / |
| Koumouba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kumauvat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kumubaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kumuve | 67 | 45 | / |
| Kimiwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kumiwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Komuwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Komuwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Komowai | 62 | 3 | / |
| Komouwo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kimihwa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kumieva | 62 | 1 | / |
| Cummiwa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Koumouvi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Koumoube | 57 | 1 | / |
| Koumoubou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Komuvi | 50 | 16 | / |
| Komowi | 50 | 3 | / |
| Komowe | 50 | 1 | / |
| Kimiva | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Kumuwa
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