Wakume Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Wakume Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 39 | 1:1,001,007 | 43,411 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Wakume Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakume Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wakume is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakume? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,017,195th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname Wakume is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Wakume reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Wakume is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 1,001,007. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kaliro District, where 62 percent reside, Luuka District, where 23 percent reside and Kampala District, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Uganda Wakume is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakaume | 92 | 1,165 | / |
| Wakum | 91 | 1,810 | / |
| Wakuma | 83 | 9,326 | / |
| Wakhum | 83 | 24 | / |
| Waikum | 83 | 19 | / |
| Wakoum | 83 | 13 | / |
| Wakome | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wakime | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wakumi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wadkum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wekume | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wackum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wakaumi | 77 | 857 | / |
| Wakhome | 77 | 207 | / |
| Vakoume | 77 | 88 | / |
| Waikumi | 77 | 7 | / |
| Vaakume | 77 | 6 | / |
| Waikuma | 77 | 6 | / |
| Wakuima | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wakumit | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wokoume | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakieme | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakauma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakhoum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakom | 73 | 345 | / |
| Vakum | 73 | 44 | / |
| Wokum | 73 | 24 | / |
| Wacum | 73 | 0 | / |
| Baukoume | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bahakume | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weekuume | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bakoumey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bakkum | 67 | 1,374 | / |
| Weikum | 67 | 658 | / |
| Wakoma | 67 | 97 | / |
| Vaykum | 67 | 94 | / |
| Wacome | 67 | 94 | / |
| Wokkum | 67 | 90 | / |
| Vakuma | 67 | 62 | / |
| Vahkum | 67 | 43 | / |
| Vakkum | 67 | 32 | / |
| Wokuma | 67 | 26 | / |
| Wakhom | 67 | 24 | / |
| Wakomi | 67 | 22 | / |
| Vaikum | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wokoum | 67 | 15 | / |
| Vaskum | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vakoum | 67 | 8 | / |
| Waicum | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wacuma | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wokome | 67 | 6 | / |
| Waikom | 67 | 6 | / |
| Backum | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wokumi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wogkum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bahkum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wokime | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bagkum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakoom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uokume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakumm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakumi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vacume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vadkum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakuim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wagcum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huakum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weykum | 67 | 0 | / |
| Baukcoume | 67 | 0 | / |
| Woskum | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Wakume
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