Namukuma Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Namukuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namukuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Namukuma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Namukuma occurs most in Uganda. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Namukuma? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Namukuma reside; 58 percent reside in East Africa and 58 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 6,506,546. In Uganda Namukuma is mostly concentrated in: Kampala District, where 67 percent reside, Kiruhura District, where 17 percent reside and Nakaseke District, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Uganda Namukuma is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 33 percent reside and Kenya, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Namukuuma944/
Namukhuma941/
Namukoma884,291/
Namukima881/
Nomukuma881/
Namukooma8231/
Namukhoma8217/
Namukuumi821/
Nhamukume821/
Nnamukoma821/
Ngamukumi821/
Namokumo7543/
Namukome754/
Namukomo752/
Namikima751/
Nhamucume711/
Namokhoma711/

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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 Namukuma
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