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 held by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkum? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nkum is the 104,318th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,619,455 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkum reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 19 people.
This surname is most widespread in Ghana, where it is borne by 3,879 people, or 1 in 6,966. Barring Ghana this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also found 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
- 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 Nkum
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