Ukuma Surname

378,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 943 people bear this surname

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

Ukuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ukuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7791:227,39813,343
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Papua New Guinea561:145,60220,089
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Japan161:7,990,26843,922
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ukuma (227) may also be a first name.

Ukuma Last Name Facts

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

Ukuma (Hindi: उकुमा, Oriya: ଉକୁମା, Russian: Укума) is found most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ukuma? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 378,680th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 7,728,044 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Ukuma are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ukuma is also the 596,468th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 227 people.

The last name Ukuma is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 779 people, or 1 in 227,398. In Nigeria Ukuma is most common in: Benue, where 85 percent reside, Taraba, where 4 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 2 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hukuma91185/
Uekuma9123/
Ukuema9111/
Ukhuma914/
Uskuma914/
Ukouma912/
Oukuma911/
Ukumah911/
Gukuma911/
Ukuuma911/
Ukumai911/
Hukumah8314/
Ukkumad831/
Hukuhma831/
Oukouma831/
Ukoma8058,150/
Okuma8014,881/
Ikuma808,179/
Ukume80602/
Ukumo8023/
Ukumi8015/
Ukima8013/
Houkouma7724/
Audkumay774/
Goukouma771/
Hikuma733,349/
Okouma732,181/
Okumai7337/
Okhuma7321/
Ikumah7320/
Ukumeh7314/
Hukumi7313/
Iekuma7312/
Ookuma7310/
Ukomma738/
Okumma733/
Ocuuma733/
Okauma732/
Hukumo732/
Hokuma732/
Ukoumo732/
Ikumai732/
Ikauma732/
Okuyma732/
Aukoma731/
Ukiema731/
Okkuma731/
Ukaume731/
Ukumuo731/
Hucuma731/
Ikhuma731/
Oukumo731/
Ikuema731/
Okuuma731/
Hukima731/
Ukimay731/
Oukoumass711/
Ouchkouma711/
Ukoumoh6765/
Okhumai6712/
Okhumah679/
Ickouma679/
Uykumoh673/
Okuimah672/
Oukoume671/
Haukumi671/
Ukhimah671/
Okhumoa671/
Ockouma671/

Ukuma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ukuma in the Hindi language
उकुमाukuma-
Ukuma in the Oriya language
ଉକୁମାukuma-
Ukuma in the Russian language
Укумаukuma-

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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
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  • 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 Ukuma
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