Nukuma Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Nukuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nukuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Solomon Islands131:44,6188,903
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Nukuma (12) may also be a first name.

Nukuma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nukuma occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nukuma click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nukuma? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,394,033rd most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. Nukuma is primarily found in Oceania, where 66 percent of Nukuma live; 66 percent live in Oceania Islands and 45 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 12 people.

The last name Nukuma is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 281,163. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Bougainville, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 33 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngukuma921/
Nukumat921/
Noukouma864/
Nutkumha861/
Nuikouma861/
Nikuma831,097/
Nukumi837/
Nukima837/
Nukoma833/
Nukume831/
Ngoukouma805/
Nikumaa7771/
Nikumah777/
Nuekumo774/
Noukumo772/
Naukoma771/
Nikuuma771/
Nuhkomah717/
Noukoumi717/
Noukumeu714/
Noukuimo713/
Noukuimi712/
Noukuime711/
Noukeume711/
Noukumou711/
Nukomo6727/
Nikima6718/
Nokoma6713/
Noukuimeu673/
Noukuimou672/
Noukuemeu671/

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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 Nukuma
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