Orkuma Surname
Approximately 2,813 people bear this surname
Orkuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,794 | 1:63,401 | 4,678 |
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
Orkuma (1,110) may also be a first name.
Orkuma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orkuma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Orkuma is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orkuma? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 155,741st most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,590,667 people. The surname Orkuma occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Orkuma reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 239,405th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,110 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,794 people, or 1 in 63,401. In Nigeria Orkuma is most numerous in: Benue, where 92 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent are found and Kano, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Orkuma is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found and Iceland, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orkumah | 92 | 25 | / |
| Orkkuma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Orkumga | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gorkouma | 86 | 5 | / |
| Orkume | 83 | 47 | / |
| Erkuma | 83 | 6 | / |
| Arkuma | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gurkuma | 77 | 38 | / |
| Erkumay | 77 | 13 | / |
| Arkouma | 77 | 4 | / |
| Orkomaa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Orkooma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Garkuma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hourkoumma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gorkoume | 71 | 9 | / |
| Arkumi | 67 | 19 | / |
| Arkoma | 67 | 17 | / |
| Arkima | 67 | 16 | / |
| Arkume | 67 | 2 | / |
| Arcuma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orkimo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Urkumet | 62 | 33 | / |
| Gurkumo | 62 | 29 | / |
| Arkimaa | 62 | 18 | / |
| Harkoma | 62 | 15 | / |
| Arquima | 62 | 7 | / |
| Arkhoma | 62 | 2 | / |
| Garkumi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Harkima | 62 | 1 | / |
| Horkomo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Harkomah | 57 | 13 | / |
| Harkkomaa | 53 | 4 | / |
| Arkomi | 50 | 38 | / |
| Arkimo | 50 | 14 | / |
| Arcoma | 50 | 9 | / |
| Arqoma | 50 | 5 | / |
| Arkome | 50 | 4 | / |
| Harkoumesh | 50 | 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
- 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 Orkuma
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