Wankuma Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Wankuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
Wankuma (23) may also be a first name.
Wankuma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wankuma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wankuma is found most frequently in Uganda. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wankuma? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,772,636th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Wankuma reside; 71 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly used forename worldwide It is held by 23 people.
The last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 3,253,273. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Mukono District, where 42 percent are found, Mayuge District, where 17 percent are found and Bugiri District, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Uganda Wankuma occurs in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 29 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vankuma | 86 | 6 | / |
| Wonkuma | 86 | 4 | / |
| Wankoma | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wonkouma | 80 | 10 | / |
| Bankouma | 80 | 5 | / |
| Bankauma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wongkumat | 75 | 65 | / |
| Wongkumma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wongkumad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wounkouma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bankumi | 71 | 75 | / |
| Bonkuma | 71 | 62 | / |
| Bankume | 71 | 13 | / |
| Wonkoma | 71 | 9 | / |
| Wankomo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Wankome | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vangkumhay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vankummer | 63 | 15 | / |
| Wongcumma | 63 | 1 | / |
| Boonkumma | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wongkomma | 63 | 1 | / |
| Vanqueuma | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wongkumyd | 63 | 1 | / |
| Boonkhumma | 59 | 3 | / |
| Wongkummee | 59 | 1 | / |
| Whaingkome | 59 | 1 | / |
| Wongkhomma | 59 | 1 | / |
| Wancome | 57 | 2 | / |
| Wongkomo | 53 | 7 | / |
| Bongkume | 53 | 6 | / |
| Wangcome | 53 | 2 | / |
| Wongkome | 53 | 1 | / |
| Vonkummer | 50 | 13 | / |
| Wongcomma | 50 | 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 Wankuma
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis