Namuma Surname
Approximately 468 people bear this surname
Namuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 381 | 1:121,207 | 10,139 |
| Uganda | 67 | 1:582,676 | 31,350 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Namuma (291) may also be a first name.
Namuma Demographics
Namuma Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Namuma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namuma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Namuma is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Namuma? popularity and diffusion
The last name Namuma is the 646,966th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 15,571,679 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Namuma are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Namuma is also the 517,703rd most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 291 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 381 people, or 1 in 121,207. In Kenya Namuma is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 83 percent live, Bungoma County, where 13 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 14 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.
Namuma Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Namuma surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namuema | 92 | 239 | / |
| Namuuma | 92 | 17 | / |
| Nnamuma | 92 | 9 | / |
| Namauma | 92 | 2 | / |
| Namuima | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nammuma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngamuma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Namouma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Namusma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Namutma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nnamumah | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nammumah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Namima | 83 | 972 | / |
| Namoma | 83 | 392 | / |
| Nomuma | 83 | 10 | / |
| Namume | 83 | 5 | / |
| Namumo | 83 | 3 | / |
| Namumi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Namomha | 77 | 52 | / |
| Namimah | 77 | 19 | / |
| Namooma | 77 | 7 | / |
| Noumuma | 77 | 3 | / |
| Namoume | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nammima | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nemumai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Namoumi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nemauma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Namuumo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Namoumy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Namomah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nomumah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Naimimay | 71 | 6 | / |
| Namoumou | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nnamumoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namome | 67 | 1,452 | / |
| Namomo | 67 | 66 | / |
| Namomi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ngaamuume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nomumy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namimo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nomima | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Namuma
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