Wakunuma Surname
Approximately 288 people bear this surname
Wakunuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 200 | 1:79,250 | 6,753 |
| Namibia | 80 | 1:30,118 | 4,580 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wakunuma (147) may also be a first name.
Wakunuma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakunuma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wakunuma is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wakunuma.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakunuma? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wakunuma is the 919,444th most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 25,303,979 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Wakunuma reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 760,591st most frequent first name internationally, held by 147 people.
This surname is most numerous in Zambia, where it is held by 200 people, or 1 in 79,250. In Zambia Wakunuma is mostly concentrated in: Western Province, where 42 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 39 percent reside and Southern Province, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Zambia it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 28 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakun'uma | 94 | 8 | / |
| Waku'nguma | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wakanuma | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wakanyuma | 82 | 62 | / |
| Wakaniuma | 82 | 4 | / |
| Wakunyema | 82 | 4 | / |
| Wakanuama | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wakanma | 80 | 43 | / |
| Wa Kanyuma | 78 | 1 | / |
| Waikanma | 75 | 92 | / |
| Wakanema | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wakanima | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wakanyama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakanhima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wacwanuma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakinem | 67 | 156 | / |
| Wokanma | 67 | 36 | / |
| Wagnoum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wakanam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wagnima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayknam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wokonma | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wakunuma
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