Nkume Surname
Approximately 3,154 people bear this surname
Nkume Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,095 | 1:84,555 | 5,953 |
| South Africa | 693 | 1:78,179 | 9,693 |
| Cameroon | 102 | 1:203,618 | 20,947 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Zambia | 49 | 1:323,468 | 17,649 |
| Uganda | 47 | 1:830,623 | 38,869 |
| Zimbabwe | 32 | 1:482,445 | 40,356 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Nkume (245) may also be a first name.
Nkume Demographics
Nkume Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Nkume Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkume Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkume is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkume? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 141,319th most widespread family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,310,573 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkume reside; 66 percent reside in West Africa and 66 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nkume is also the 570,604th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 245 people.
The last name Nkume is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,095 people, or 1 in 84,555. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Abia, where 33 percent reside, Enugu, where 23 percent reside and Lagos, where 10 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it is found in 15 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 22 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.
Nkume Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkoume | 91 | 755 | / |
| Nkumeh | 91 | 363 | / |
| Nkhume | 91 | 195 | / |
| Nkuime | 91 | 3 | / |
| Nkuume | 91 | 3 | / |
| Nkumei | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nkumea | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nkumeu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nkueme | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nkumme | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nkumie | 91 | 1 | / |
| N'Kume | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkumer | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkum | 89 | 4,500 | / |
| Nkuumei | 83 | 160 | / |
| N'Koume | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkeumeu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkoumie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkuma | 80 | 5,902 | / |
| Nkoum | 80 | 1,536 | / |
| Nkome | 80 | 1,272 | / |
| Ncume | 80 | 1,029 | / |
| Nkumi | 80 | 287 | / |
| Nhkum | 80 | 10 | / |
| Nkaum | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nkuim | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nkeum | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nkuum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkime | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkouma | 73 | 2,073 | / |
| Ngcume | 73 | 241 | / |
| Nkuimi | 73 | 207 | / |
| Nkomea | 73 | 124 | / |
| Nkumaa | 73 | 120 | / |
| Nkomee | 73 | 118 | / |
| Nkoome | 73 | 81 | / |
| Nkhuma | 73 | 50 | / |
| Nkoumi | 73 | 33 | / |
| Nkeumi | 73 | 33 | / |
| Nkuuma | 73 | 30 | / |
| Nkimeh | 73 | 10 | / |
| Nkieme | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ngkuma | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nkuimy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nkumai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nkkuma | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nqcume | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkimeu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkoumé | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkomme | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ncumie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nqhume | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkuumi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkoeme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkhoum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkomie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkomeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkuimé | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkuemi | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Koum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkom | 67 | 3,094 | / |
| Nkhomee | 67 | 320 | / |
| N'Kouma | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngcumhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncheume | 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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- 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 Nkume
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