Selekuma Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Selekuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Selekuma Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria381:4,661,652124,734
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Selekuma (106) may also be a first name.

Selekuma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selekuma is found most in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Selekuma click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selekuma? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,141,416th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Selekuma are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Selekuma is also the 915,176th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 106 people.

Selekuma is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 4,661,652. In Nigeria Selekuma is mostly concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 92 percent live and Rivers, where 8 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selekumo8848/
Zelekuma881/
Salekima754/
Salekumo751/
Saileshkuma741/
Salakouma7126/
Silekoume711/
Solokumo631/
Zelekomo631/
Silekomo631/
Salakoumayowa571/
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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 Selekuma
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