Pumka Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Pumka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pumka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458

Pumka (16) may also be a first name.

Pumka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pumka (Russian: Пумка) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Pumka.

How Common Is The Last Name Pumka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most widely held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 57 percent of Pumka live; 57 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Pumka is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held forename globally It is held by 16 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Pumka is mostly found in: Singida Region, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 43 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phumka9154/
Paumka911/
Phumkha836/
Pumkast834/
Phumkai832/
Pumkash832/
Pumkhai831/
Pimka806/
Pumko804/
Pumki802/
Pomka802/
Pumkó801/
Phumkhai775/
Phumko73591/
Phimka73259/
Pomkai736/
Pumket732/
Phomka731/
Pimkha731/
Poomka731/
Phumket6797/
Pomkhai6717/
Phumkoh675/
Phimkai671/
Phomkhai6214/
Phumkhet629/
Phuemcai621/
Phoomkai621/
Phumkett621/
Pomko6015/
Pimko606/
Pimca604/
Pomki604/
Pumco602/
Pomca601/
Phimko55428/
Pumchi5511/
Pimkoh556/
Pimkho551/
Pomkey551/
Phoemko504/
Phomkui501/
Pomkhoi501/

Pumka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pumka in the Russian language
Пумкаpumka-

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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 Pumka
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