Yekuma Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

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

Yekuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yekuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Yekuma Last Name Facts

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

Yekuma is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yekuma? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,213,395th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 57 percent of Yekuma reside; 57 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 57 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

Yekuma is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Jiwaka, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 36 percent are found and Cameroon, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iyekuma925/
Yekouma921/
Ekuma9116,149/
Yeskouma861/
Ekouma831,555/
Uekuma8323/
Yekoma8322/
Jekuma8321/
Iekuma8312/
Ekumma8311/
Ekcuma832/
Ekumai831/
Ekumau831/
Aekuma831/
Eakuma831/
Eckuma831/
Yekima831/
Ekumea831/
Yekumi831/
Ekumaya7721/
Ayukuma7721/
Ihekuma7712/
Owekuma777/
Ayakuma775/
Ijekuma774/
Ayikuma771/
Yhikuma771/
Yekoume771/
Eyecuma771/
Geikuma771/
Ekuimah771/
Ayekoma771/
Iyekumo771/
Jaykuma771/
Ekume73829/
Ekumi73175/
Ekumo73146/
Ecuma732/
Ekumy731/
Oyekumoh712/
Ayikouma711/
Yeskoumi711/
Ayikumat711/
Ekoume672,073/
Ekoumi6781/
Ekumou6742/
Ekoumo6720/
Gouekouma6714/
Yekimo6712/
Jekoma675/
Ekeumo672/
Ekoumy672/
Yekome671/
Oukuma671/
Iekima671/
Iikuma671/
Ekujme671/
Jekume671/
Ekuimo671/
Ekumme671/
Iekoma671/
Iekumo671/
Ekoumè671/
Ekoumé671/
Ekeume671/
Akeuma671/
Ecuuma671/
Ecauma671/

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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
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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 Yekuma
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