Nkhume Surname
Approximately 195 people bear this surname
Nkhume Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 193 | 1:82,124 | 6,943 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nkhume Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkhume Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nkhume is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nkhume click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkhume? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,206,588th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 37,372,030 people. Nkhume occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkhume are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Nkhume is most common in Zambia, where it is carried by 193 people, or 1 in 82,124. In Zambia Nkhume is mostly found in: Eastern Province, where 65 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 25 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Zambia it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkume | 91 | 3,154 | / |
| Nkoume | 83 | 755 | / |
| Nkumeh | 83 | 363 | / |
| Nkhuma | 83 | 50 | / |
| Nkuime | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nkuume | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nkumea | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nkumeu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nkueme | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nkumme | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nkumei | 83 | 2 | / |
| N'Kume | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkumer | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkumie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nchume | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkhoum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nqhume | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkum | 80 | 4,500 | / |
| Nkhomee | 77 | 320 | / |
| Nkuumei | 77 | 160 | / |
| Ncheume | 77 | 1 | / |
| N'Koume | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkeumeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkoumie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nchumeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkuma | 73 | 5,902 | / |
| Njume | 73 | 3,297 | / |
| Nkoum | 73 | 1,536 | / |
| Nkome | 73 | 1,272 | / |
| Ncume | 73 | 1,029 | / |
| Nkumi | 73 | 287 | / |
| Nchum | 73 | 60 | / |
| Nhkum | 73 | 10 | / |
| Nkaum | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nkuim | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nkhom | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nkeum | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkime | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkuum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkhoma | 67 | 149,847 | / |
| Nkouma | 67 | 2,073 | / |
| Njoume | 67 | 823 | / |
| Ngcume | 67 | 241 | / |
| Nkuimi | 67 | 207 | / |
| Nkomea | 67 | 124 | / |
| Nkumaa | 67 | 120 | / |
| Nkomee | 67 | 118 | / |
| Nkoome | 67 | 81 | / |
| Nchuma | 67 | 53 | / |
| Nkeumi | 67 | 33 | / |
| Nkoumi | 67 | 33 | / |
| Nkuuma | 67 | 30 | / |
| Nkhomi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Nchoum | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nchumi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nkimeh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nkieme | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ngkuma | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nkumai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nchome | 67 | 4 | / |
| Njumea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkuimy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkkuma | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkomme | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkoumé | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nqcume | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkimeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ncumie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuumi | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Koum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkomie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njumhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njeume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkoeme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkihmi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njumei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkomeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuemi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuimé | 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
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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 Nkhume
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