Numa Forename
60,381st
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 10,211 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
New Caledonia
Numa Forename Definition:
Greek (masculine) - Law.
Numa Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 67% | 2,466 | 1:11,552 | 1,277 |
| India | 96% | 1,651 | 1:735,844 | 52,863 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 1,273 | 1:23,725 | 1,883 |
| Nigeria | 99% | 1,208 | 1:146,990 | 7,151 |
| Colombia | 94% | 661 | 1:72,283 | 2,741 |
| Papua New Guinea | 60% | 577 | 1:14,129 | 1,412 |
| United States | 90% | 386 | 1:939,215 | 20,107 |
| Indonesia | 50% | 294 | 1:877,427 | 56,545 |
| France | 100% | 210 | 1:316,525 | 4,232 |
| Ecuador | - | 149 | 1:118,973 | 2,660 |
| Peru | 90% | 137 | 1:232,054 | 5,686 |
| Argentina | 86% | 131 | 1:326,513 | 3,069 |
| Brazil | 100% | 110 | 1:1,947,601 | 41,393 |
| Mexico | 97% | 86 | 1:1,443,540 | 9,923 |
| El Salvador | - | 84 | 1:75,497 | 1,894 |
| Uruguay | 100% | 79 | 1:43,388 | 1,681 |
| Switzerland | 99% | 78 | 1:105,301 | 3,249 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 62 | 1:168,246 | 7,350 |
| Haiti | 100% | 57 | 1:188,192 | 8,529 |
| Canada | 100% | 37 | 1:895,497 | 18,738 |
| New Caledonia | 100% | 35 | 1:7,719 | 883 |
| Belgium | 100% | 34 | 1:337,942 | 6,477 |
| Paraguay | 84% | 30 | 1:241,227 | 3,553 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 29 | 1:20,033 | 1,622 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 27 | 1:2,734,356 | 59,996 |
| England | 61% | 19 | 1:2,926,470 | 32,508 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 19 | 1:316,755 | 6,627 |
| Spain | 100% | 19 | 1:2,448,946 | 12,647 |
| Costa Rica | 77% | 17 | 1:280,468 | 5,518 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 17 | 1:11,432,805 | 75,526 |
| Cambodia | 67% | 17 | 1:957,255 | 15,446 |
| Thailand | 89% | 15 | 1:4,671,054 | 89,574 |
| Chile | 100% | 14 | 1:1,257,658 | 10,399 |
| Turkey | 100% | 13 | 1:5,984,747 | 24,872 |
| Liberia | 50% | 11 | 1:401,096 | 11,764 |
| Italy | 70% | 11 | 1:5,551,099 | 24,143 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 10 | 1:1,774,684 | 14,586 |
| Turkmenistan | 100% | 9 | 1:608,097 | 1,859 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 9 | 1:17,717,930 | 19,122 |
| Russia | 50% | 8 | 1:18,029,213 | 55,117 |
| Panama | - | 8 | 1:488,320 | 13,543 |
| Philippines | 67% | 7 | 1:15,144,211 | 189,875 |
| Honduras | - | 6 | 1:1,469,578 | 13,832 |
| Australia | - | 6 | 1:2,276,270 | 19,652 |
| Malaysia | 71% | 5 | 1:6,089,988 | 140,568 |
| Portugal | - | 4 | 1:2,602,716 | 8,189 |
| Morocco | - | 4 | 1:8,587,159 | 11,086 |
| Israel | 100% | 4 | 1:2,100,730 | 20,870 |
| Germany | 100% | 4 | 1:24,169,469 | 59,466 |
| China | - | 4 | 1:341,513,946 | 78,144 |
| South Africa | 75% | 4 | 1:13,633,162 | 197,070 |
| New Zealand | - | 3 | 1:1,512,015 | 11,267 |
| Norway | - | 3 | 1:1,710,776 | 19,445 |
| Sweden | 100% | 3 | 1:3,285,969 | 41,581 |
| Uganda | 100% | 3 | 1:13,652,307 | 74,436 |
| Maldives | 100% | 2 | 1:216,952 | 3,781 |
| Kenya | - | 2 | 1:23,153,555 | 56,680 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 2 | 1:1,762,229 | 6,852 |
| Bhutan | 100% | 2 | 1:412,464 | 4,948 |
| Zambia | - | 2 | 1:7,927,397 | 45,785 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Tanzania | - | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 1 | 1:7,151,993 | 94,323 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
| Vietnam | 100% | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
| Wales | - | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
| Albania | - | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Cook Islands | - | 1 | 1:18,153 | 1,349 |
| Czechia | - | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Estonia | - | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| Ethiopia | - | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| Rwanda | - | 1 | 1:11,371,433 | 4,615 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 1 | 1:16,108,429 | 13,998 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| North Macedonia | - | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Niger | 100% | 1 | 1:19,183,994 | 77,442 |
Numa (16,089) may also be a surname.
Numa Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Greek (masculine) - Law.
— What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody
A Latin name, meaning: Law giver: the second king of Rome, 715-672 B.C.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Numa Forename Popularity
Numa Demographics
Numa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sample size: 2 (2018)
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Phonetically Similar Names
Numa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Numa in the Russian language | ||
| Нума | numa | - |
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