Wokuma Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Wokuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
Wokuma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wokuma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wokuma is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wokuma? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wokuma is the 3,882,373rd most frequent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. Wokuma is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wokuma live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Adamawa, where 55 percent reside and Rivers, where 45 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Wokuma exists in one country. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohkuma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wokumma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wakuma | 83 | 9,326 | / |
| Wokoma | 83 | 4,490 | / |
| Wekuma | 83 | 2 | / |
| Vokuma | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wokumi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wukuma | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vokouma | 77 | 513 | / |
| Bokumea | 77 | 82 | / |
| Wokooma | 77 | 5 | / |
| Wazkuma | 77 | 5 | / |
| Wakuima | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bokumai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woquima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wekuema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wokoema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wokoume | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakauma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woukoma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakima | 67 | 125 | / |
| Wakoma | 67 | 97 | / |
| Vakuma | 67 | 62 | / |
| Wakume | 67 | 42 | / |
| Uekuma | 67 | 23 | / |
| Wokome | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wacuma | 67 | 6 | / |
| Boukoumha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wacoma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wokomo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uokume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uokima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakumo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouhakouma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakumi | 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 Wokuma
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