Nakumu Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nakumu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nakumu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda221:1,774,51360,490
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Nakumu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nakumu occurs most in Uganda. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakumu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Nakumu are found; 81 percent are found in East Africa and 81 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Nakumu is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 1,774,513. In Uganda Nakumu is most common in: Mayuge District, where 36 percent live, Namutumba District, where 32 percent live and Budaka District, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 7 percent live and Cameroon, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngakumu9221/
Nakumau926/
Naikumu922/
Nakhumu921/
Nakoumou861/
Nakkumgu861/
Nakimu83445/
Nokumu8355/
Nekumu8327/
Nakomu8312/
Nacumu831/
Ngakoumou804/
Nakoummou801/
Ngokumu7768/
Nnakimu772/
Neekumu771/
Nakkimu771/
Noukumeu714/
Noukumou711/
N'Gokumu711/
Noukuimeu673/
Nokomu672/
Noukuimou672/
Noukuemeu671/
Nakimou621/

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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 Nakumu
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