Shukuma Surname

830,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
South Africa

Shukuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shukuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1421:900,31219,121
South Africa1401:386,98434,477
Nigeria391:4,542,122122,724
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Maldives11:404,1727,269

Shukuma (92) may also be a first name.

Shukuma Last Name Facts

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

Shukuma (Hindi: शुकुमा, Oriya: ଶୁକୁମା) is most common in Japan. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shukuma? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 830,559th most common last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 21,884,522 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 57 percent of Shukuma reside; 43 percent reside in East Asia and 43 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Shukuma is also the 992,070th most widespread given name throughout the world, held by 92 people.

The last name Shukuma is most frequently held in Japan, where it is carried by 142 people, or 1 in 900,312. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Shiga Prefecture, where 94 percent live, Kyoto Prefecture, where 3 percent live and Aichi Prefecture, where 1 percent live. Other than Japan this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 42 percent live and Nigeria, where 12 percent live.

Shukuma Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Shukuma surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Shukuma earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 19.46% less than the national average, earning R 191,388 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shukumah931/
Sukuma92942/
Shokuma861,832/
Shikuma86585/
Saukuma8680/
Shukumo8621/
Sukhuma8615/
Sukumai866/
Sukeuma865/
Sukumah862/
Sukumma862/
Suykuma861/
Ssukuma861/
Shukume861/
Sukumay861/
Sukumas861/
Shiekuma8055/
Shukumei8018/
Soukouma8013/
Sukkumma803/
Chukkuma801/
Schikuma801/
Sukume77122/
Sukumi7746/
Sokuma7743/
Sukima7722/
Sukumo777/
Sucuma773/
Soukhouma7512/
Chukkumma753/
Chuikumah751/
Chukoumah751/
Soukoumga751/
Sokhuma71579/
Sukimah71509/
Sukumey71287/
Shikumo71227/
Shokoma7184/
Chucuma7169/
Chukumo7127/
Shokumi7123/
Shikima7123/
Chukume7117/
Sokouma712/
Sukumuy711/
Soukumo711/
Sukhima711/
Choukoumai711/
Shokume711/
Zuukuma711/
Soukima711/
Suikumi711/
Sukhomha67447/
Soukoume6723/
Shikimai6713/
Sukkumme674/
Chukumiz672/
Soukoumi671/
Shikumei671/
Soucouma671/
Shikhima671/

Shukuma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shukuma in the Hindi language
शुकुमाsukuma-
Shukuma in the Oriya language
ଶୁକୁମାsukuma50
ଶୁକୁମsukuma50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shukuma
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