Nhuma Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Nhuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Nhuma (9) may also be a first name.
Nhuma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nhuma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nhuma (Hindi: ंहुमा) is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nhuma? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Nhuma occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nhuma live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nhuma is also the 3,941,740th most commonly held given name worldwide, borne by 9 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 5,146,080. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Harare Province, where 33 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 33 percent live and Midlands Province, where 33 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 20 percent live and Tanzania, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nhuma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nhuma in the Hindi language | ||
| ंहुमा | nhuma | - |
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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 Nhuma
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