Nekuma Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

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

Nekuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nekuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nekuma (11) may also be a first name.

Nekuma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nekuma is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nekuma click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nekuma? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 81 percent of Nekuma are found; 81 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 81 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Nekuma is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held forename at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name Nekuma is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: West Sepik, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 6 percent are found and Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nikuma831,097/
Nakuma83437/
Nekoma8317/
Nekume837/
Nekima831/
Neshkumay8038/
Neshkumai8028/
Nekhima77574/
Nakauma77375/
Nikumaa7771/
Nekhoma7761/
Nakumai7737/
Nakuuma7711/
Nekuimo778/
Nekiema778/
Nakumah777/
Nikumah777/
Nakumau776/
Nakhuma775/
Nakumaa774/
Nikouma772/
Nakkuma772/
Niekima772/
Nitkuma771/
Nakuima771/
Nyokuma771/
Nikuuma771/
Nakumay771/
Naakuma771/
Ngekume771/
Nekhume771/
Naikuma771/
Nakuema771/
Nekumoh771/
Nakumaai71112/
Neihkima716/
Nekhumie711/
Nakhumaa711/
Nuikouma711/
Nakumo67309/
Nikume67215/
Nakima6770/
Gnekoumou6759/
Nikoma6731/
Nikima6718/
Nikumi6713/
Nyshkumai676/
Nykume676/
Nekome672/
Nekomo672/
Nekoumehr671/
Nakumaajh671/
Naikoumai671/
Necoma671/
Nakkhumma671/

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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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  • 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 Nekuma
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