Nakamu Surname

1,088,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Liberia

Nakamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nakamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania981:540,22134,788
Liberia631:69,9775,963
Uganda341:1,148,21447,064
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Nakamu (117) may also be a first name.

Nakamu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nakamu (Hindi: नकमू) occurs most in Tanzania. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakamu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nakamu is the 1,088,856th most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 32,245,778 people. The surname Nakamu is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Nakamu are found; 61 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nakamu is also the 864,112th most common given name internationally It is held by 117 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 98 people, or 1 in 540,221. In Tanzania Nakamu is most prevalent in: Ruvuma Region, where 86 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 9 percent are found and Pwani Region, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 28 percent are found and Uganda, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naikamu927/
Nakamou923/
Nakammu921/
Nakamau921/
Nakkamu921/
Nakhamu921/
Nahakamu864/
Ngakamou862/
Nakamuch861/
Nakamuha861/
Nakemu8312/
Nakomu8312/
Nacamu8310/
Nakaggimu801/
Naiqamu771/
Nacahmu771/
Nakemou771/
Nacahamu711/
Nakoumou711/
Ngakoumou674/
Nokomu672/
Nakoummou671/
Nokomou621/
Noikomut579/
Noukemeu572/
Noukuimeu533/
Noukuimou532/
Ngoukomgou501/

Nakamu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nakamu in the Hindi language
नकमूnakamu-

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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 Nakamu
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