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
Inum (Hindi: ईनुम, Oriya: ଇନୁମ) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Inum? popularity and diffusion
Inum is the 876,631st most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,660,863 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 44 percent of Inum live; 43 percent live in West Africa and 43 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 655,603rd most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 192 people.
The surname Inum is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 1,331,900. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 95 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 1 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent reside and Indonesia, where 19 percent reside.
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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