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

The last name Nkumum is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkumum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 554,992nd most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 12,696,073 people. The last name Nkumum is primarily found 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.

This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 573 people, or 1 in 80,593. In Kenya Nkumum is mostly concentrated in: Narok County, where 94 percent are found, Bomet County, where 6 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 0 percent are found. Beside Kenya Nkumum is found in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.

Nkumum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Nkumum last name is predominantly 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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