Nakuma Surname

680,882nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 437 people bear this surname

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

Nakuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nakuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3311:2,317,41875,822
Papua New Guinea611:133,66718,337
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182

The alternate forms: Nãkuma (1) are calculated separately.

Nakuma (199) may also be a first name.

Nakuma Last Name Facts

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

Nakuma (Bengali: নাকুমা, Marathi: नकुमा, Russian: Накума) is most common in India. It may also appear as a variant: Nãkuma. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakuma? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 680,882nd most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 16,676,306 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 77 percent of Nakuma reside; 76 percent reside in South Asia and 76 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 642,605th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 199 people.

The surname Nakuma is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 331 people, or 1 in 2,317,418. In India it is mostly found in: Gujarat, where 62 percent live, Tamil Nadu, where 37 percent live and Maharashtra, where 1 percent live. Apart from India Nakuma is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent live and The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nakuma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nakuma in the Bengali language
নাকুমাnakuma-
Nakuma in the Marathi language
नकुमाnakuma-
Nakuma in the Russian language
Накумаnakuma-

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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 Nakuma
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