Nkume Surname

141,319th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nkume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,0951:84,5555,953
South Africa6931:78,1799,693
Cameroon1021:203,61820,947
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Zambia491:323,46817,649
Uganda471:830,62338,869
Zimbabwe321:482,44540,356
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
England51:11,143,612252,590
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Nkume (245) may also be a first name.

Nkume Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkume occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkume? popularity and diffusion

It is the 141,319th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,310,573 people. The last name Nkume occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkume live; 66 percent live in West Africa and 66 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nkume is also the 570,604th most commonly used forename worldwide, held by 245 people.

The surname Nkume is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,095 people, or 1 in 84,555. In Nigeria Nkume is primarily concentrated in: Abia, where 33 percent are found, Enugu, where 23 percent are found and Lagos, where 10 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Nkume exists in 15 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 22 percent are found and Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.

Nkume Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

The amount Nkume earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 37.01% less than the national average, earning R 149,700 per year and in United States they earn 60.7% less than the national average, earning $16,958 USD per year.

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Nkuumi731/
Nkoeme731/
Nkhoum731/
Nkomie731/
Nkomeh731/
Nkuimé731/
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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
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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 Nkume
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