Lukuma Surname

355,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,021 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Lukuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lukuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo9101:81,1869,366
Nigeria711:2,494,96882,261
India211:36,526,923420,161
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Lukuma (179) may also be a first name.

Lukuma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lukuma (Hindi: लुकुमा, Oriya: ଲୁକୁମା) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lukuma? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 355,911th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,137,655 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Lukuma reside; 89 percent reside in Central Africa and 89 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Lukuma is also the 681,368th most frequent forename throughout the world It is held by 179 people.

The surname is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 910 people, or 1 in 81,186. Apart from The DR Congo Lukuma occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 7 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lukumay9211,176/
Lukumai922,257/
Leukuma9267/
Lukumah924/
Lukumaa922/
Lukuema921/
Luckumai8652/
Loukouma8612/
Leukumaa8612/
Luckumay864/
Lukumash864/
Lukoma831,058/
Likuma83240/
Lukume83197/
Lukumo83192/
Lukima83114/
Lokuma8390/
Lukumi8339/
Lucuma833/
Loukoumas8017/
Loukoumaa801/
Lucumay771,722/
Loukoma7713/
Lukooma7713/
Lukumoh7712/
Lucumai776/
Likumah776/
Lukumoi773/
Lokouma772/
Lokumay771/
Lukhoma771/
Lukhume771/
Lukumis771/
Likouma771/
Likumay771/
Lukumou771/
Lokumai771/
Loukoumi71113/
Leukeumo7111/
Loukumoh7110/
Loukoume715/
Luckhume711/
Luekumou711/
Lukumich711/
Lucumi6712,128/
Lokumo674,108/
Lokoma67856/
Loukoumis67287/
Lukomo67214/
Likumo67130/
Likima67117/
Lucumy6780/
Lukimo6776/
Lukome6735/
Lokumi6725/
Lokume6721/
Lucumí6720/
Loukoumou673/
Licuma671/
Locuma671/

Lukuma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lukuma in the Hindi language
लुकुमाlukuma-
Lukuma in the Oriya language
ଲୁକୁମାlukuma-

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Footnotes

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