Inum Surname
Approximately 308 people bear this surname
Inum Surname User-submission:
The surname Inum means 'drink'. It comes from the word num, which means 'drink', 'to drink'. The word inum has many other variants in Austronesian languages.
Inum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 133 | 1:1,331,900 | 52,479 |
| Papua New Guinea | 74 | 1:110,185 | 14,934 |
| Indonesia | 60 | 1:2,204,153 | 134,948 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Inum (192) may also be a first name.
Inum Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Inum means 'drink'. It comes from the word num, which means 'drink', 'to drink'. The word inum has many other variants in Austronesian languages.
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Where Does The Last Name Inum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Inum (Hindi: ईनुम, Oriya: ଇନୁମ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Inum? popularity and diffusion
The last name Inum is the 876,631st most widely held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 23,660,863 people. The last name Inum is mostly found in Africa, where 44 percent of Inum are found; 43 percent are found in West Africa and 43 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 655,603rd most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 192 people.
The last name Inum is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 133 people, or 1 in 1,331,900. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 95 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Inum exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent are found and Indonesia, where 19 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hinum | 89 | 181 | / |
| Einum | 89 | 118 | / |
| Innum | 89 | 108 | / |
| Inaum | 89 | 69 | / |
| Inume | 89 | 57 | / |
| Ainum | 89 | 53 | / |
| Inumm | 89 | 30 | / |
| Ingum | 89 | 26 | / |
| Jinum | 89 | 23 | / |
| Ginum | 89 | 18 | / |
| Ionum | 89 | 13 | / |
| Inoum | 89 | 7 | / |
| Imnum | 89 | 7 | / |
| Ignum | 89 | 1 | / |
| Inuum | 89 | 1 | / |
| Inumg | 89 | 1 | / |
| Jitnum | 80 | 54 | / |
| Hinnum | 80 | 42 | / |
| Aineum | 80 | 17 | / |
| Heinum | 80 | 13 | / |
| Jingum | 80 | 8 | / |
| Gingum | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ainnum | 80 | 2 | / |
| Inhoum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Huinum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yimnum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ingoum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Unum | 75 | 1,016 | / |
| Inun | 75 | 571 | / |
| Enum | 75 | 135 | / |
| Inom | 75 | 45 | / |
| Ynum | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gainuim | 73 | 9 | / |
| Inumowa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ginhoum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jitnuim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ainhume | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yingoum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ainun | 67 | 7,500 | / |
| Engum | 67 | 514 | / |
| Inung | 67 | 471 | / |
| Jinun | 67 | 341 | / |
| Hynum | 67 | 316 | / |
| Innun | 67 | 256 | / |
| Enume | 67 | 224 | / |
| Ginun | 67 | 111 | / |
| Ajnum | 67 | 97 | / |
| Isnun | 67 | 69 | / |
| Ingun | 67 | 65 | / |
| Ainom | 67 | 32 | / |
| Inhun | 67 | 28 | / |
| Inaun | 67 | 28 | / |
| Inune | 67 | 24 | / |
| Henum | 67 | 17 | / |
| Oinun | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hunum | 67 | 15 | / |
| Jinom | 67 | 12 | / |
| Genum | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yinun | 67 | 10 | / |
| Aynum | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hinun | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hinom | 67 | 6 | / |
| Enoum | 67 | 5 | / |
| Inunn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Innom | 67 | 3 | / |
| Inuin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Inoom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eynum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Inoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Unuum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ineun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Unaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Unoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Einom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Enuim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Enumh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ennum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yhnum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ienun | 67 | 1 | / |
Inum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Inum in the Oriya language | ||
| ଇନୁମ | inuma | - |
| Inum in the Hindi language | ||
| ईनुम | inuma | 40 |
| इनुम | inuma | 40 |
| इनूम | inuma | 20 |
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