Mkume Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mkume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524

Mkume Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mkume is most common in Nigeria. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkume? popularity and diffusion

Mkume is the 2,909,720th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkume are found; 56 percent are found in Southern Africa and 56 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria Mkume is mostly concentrated in: Enugu, where 75 percent reside, Lagos, where 10 percent reside and Abia, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Mkume exists in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 24 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 22 percent reside.

Mkume Last Name Statistics demography

Mkume earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 88.73% less than the national average, earning R 26,772 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Mkum892/
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McKumey830/
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Mkome801,525/
Mkuma80368/
Mkumi80237/
Mkoum807/
Mkhum801/
Mcume801/
McKum800/
Mkhuma731,710/
McCume7326/
Mkauma7316/
Mkhome735/
Mkumis734/
McKome732/
Mkimeh732/
Mkomei731/
Mkomea731/
McKoum731/
Mgcume731/
Mkouma731/
McKime730/
McKuim730/
McUmer730/
McKuma730/
McKhum730/
Mkom6759/
McKimie6716/
McKimey671/
Mcum671/
Mkhouma671/
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McCumer671/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Mkume
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