Nishikuma Surname
Approximately 244 people bear this surname
Nishikuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 204 | 1:626,688 | 16,157 |
| New Caledonia | 36 | 1:7,673 | 1,760 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
Nishikuma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nishikuma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nishikuma is carried by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nishikuma? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,032,007th most common last name globally, held by around 1 in 29,866,991 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Nishikuma live; 84 percent live in East Asia and 84 percent live in Nippono-Asia.
The last name is most frequently used in Japan, where it is borne by 204 people, or 1 in 626,688. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Fukuoka Prefecture, where 74 percent live, Saga Prefecture, where 14 percent live and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 2 percent live. Aside from Japan this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in New Caledonia, where 15 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nisikuma | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nishikama | 89 | 88 | / |
| Nichikuma | 89 | 21 | / |
| Nshikama | 82 | 46 | / |
| Nishikayama | 80 | 23 | / |
| Nishikimi | 78 | 1,080 | / |
| Nishikame | 78 | 142 | / |
| Nishigumi | 78 | 54 | / |
| Neshkumay | 78 | 38 | / |
| Neshkumai | 78 | 28 | / |
| Nashikama | 78 | 27 | / |
| Nyshkumai | 78 | 6 | / |
| Nishigama | 78 | 2 | / |
| Nishikami | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nishiokayama | 76 | 8 | / |
| Nishkam | 75 | 11 | / |
| Nshukum | 75 | 9 | / |
| Nishi-Komi | 74 | 54 | / |
| Nyashikama | 74 | 21 | / |
| Nishiyakmo | 74 | 1 | / |
| Nishigmi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nishigami | 67 | 39 | / |
| Nishigomi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nishigame | 67 | 2 | / |
| Noshekema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nashakima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nashakhoma | 63 | 16 | / |
| Nitchakhum | 63 | 2 | / |
| Nashakhume | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nishacm | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nashyakhoma | 60 | 1 | / |
| Noushkam | 59 | 14 | / |
| Nowshkam | 59 | 8 | / |
| Nooshkam | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nitchakam | 56 | 9 | / |
| Nashakhome | 53 | 45 | / |
| Nitchakham | 53 | 18 | / |
| Nshekwemwe | 53 | 1 | / |
| Neshecusmje | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Nishikuma
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