Nkuma Surname

82,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,902 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Nkuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3,7371:205,26212,282
DR Congo1,0121:73,0048,523
Nigeria8741:202,68112,123
South Africa2331:232,52224,030
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Nkuma (202) may also be a first name.

Nkuma Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nkuma Come From? nationality or country of origin

Nkuma is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkuma? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 82,155th most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,234,759 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Nkuma reside; 63 percent reside in South Asia and 63 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 637,340th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 202 people.

It is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 3,737 people, or 1 in 205,262. In India Nkuma is most numerous in: Tamil Nadu, where 100 percent reside. Other than India this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside and Nigeria, where 15 percent reside.

Nkuma Last Name Statistics demography

Nkuma earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.76% less than the national average, earning R 98,004 per year.

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Nkoma809,145/
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Nkumi80287/
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Ncuma8012/
Ngqukuma772/
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Nkoumé732/
Nkomai732/
Nhkoma732/
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Nkumme732/
Nkumei732/
Nkumie731/
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Ngcuma731/
Nkuumi731/
Nkomma731/
Nkumoo731/
N'Kume731/
Nkuimo731/
Nkuimé731/
Nkoumou673,762/
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Nkuumei67160/
N'Koumo67144/
Nkeumou6773/
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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 Nkuma
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