Nkumum Surname

554,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 574 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nkumum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkumum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5731:80,5937,432
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Nkumum Last Name Facts

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

Nkumum is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkumum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 554,992nd most frequent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 12,696,073 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkumum are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 573 people, or 1 in 80,593. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Narok County, where 94 percent reside, Bomet County, where 6 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 0 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.

Nkumum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Nkumum surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkumama77399/
Nakumam7746/
Nkamumy771/
Nukumam771/
Nguemum771/
Nakumim771/
Nikumam771/
Nakamume7156/
Nkuamama714/
Nakumamu713/
Nakummam711/
Nukumhom711/
Nakumhom711/
Nwokomum711/
Nkamuamo711/
N Kimumu711/
Ngoumoum711/
Nakumama711/
Ngumom6750/
Nkomom6734/
Nakimumwe673/
Nakumwami672/
Ngamum671/
Nkamem671/
Ngaoumeum671/
Nakummamu671/
Nakumameh671/
Nakamumme671/

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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 Nkumum
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