Nkum Surname
Approximately 4,500 people bear this surname
Nkum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 3,879 | 1:6,966 | 936 |
| Cameroon | 384 | 1:54,086 | 7,020 |
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| Nigeria | 67 | 1:2,643,922 | 85,652 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nkum (19) may also be a first name.
Nkum Demographics
Average Nkum Salary in
United States
$47,850 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nkum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkum (Marathi: नाकुम, Oriya: ୁମୁମ) is found in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkum? popularity and diffusion
Nkum is the 104,318th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,619,455 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkum reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nkum is also the 2,523,061st most frequent forename globally, borne by 19 people.
It is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is held by 3,879 people, or 1 in 6,966. Aside from Ghana Nkum is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 9 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.
Nkum Last Name Statistics demography
Nkum earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.89% more than the national average, earning $47,850 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkume | 89 | 3,154 | / |
| Nkoum | 89 | 1,536 | / |
| Nhkum | 89 | 10 | / |
| Nkaum | 89 | 4 | / |
| Nkuim | 89 | 3 | / |
| Nkeum | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nkuum | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nkoume | 80 | 755 | / |
| Nkhume | 80 | 195 | / |
| Nkuume | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nkuime | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nkumme | 80 | 2 | / |
| N'Koum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkhoum | 80 | 1 | / |
| N'Kume | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkom | 75 | 3,094 | / |
| N'Koume | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ncume | 67 | 1,029 | / |
| Ngcum | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nkoom | 67 | 5 | / |
| N'Kom | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkhom | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nqeum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngcume | 60 | 241 | / |
| Nkoome | 60 | 81 | / |
| Hngkom | 60 | 4 | / |
| Nqcume | 60 | 2 | / |
| Nqhume | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ngcumhe | 55 | 1 | / |
Nkum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nkum in the Oriya language | ||
| ୁମୁମ | umuma | - |
| Nkum in the Marathi language | ||
| नाकुम | nakuma | 50 |
| नकुम | nakuma | 50 |
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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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- 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 Nkum
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