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 surname Orkuma is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orkuma? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 155,741st most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,590,667 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Orkuma are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 239,405th most frequent forename on earth, borne by 1,110 people.
The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,794 people, or 1 in 63,401. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 92 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent live and Kano, where 1 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and Iceland, where 0 percent live.
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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