Nachum Surname

56,798th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,923 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Nachum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nachum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel8,2121:1,04264
Uganda4851:80,4938,626
United States1581:2,294,044142,811
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Austria91:946,15970,786
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
England51:11,143,612252,590
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Nachum (7,030) may also be a first name.

Nachum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nachum (Marathi: नाचुंम, Tibetan: གནག་ཅུམ།) is carried by more people in Israel than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nachum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nachum is the 56,798th most common family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 816,715 people. Nachum occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Nachum reside; 92 percent reside in West Asia and 92 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 77,340th most common first name globally, borne by 7,030 people.

Nachum is most commonly occurring in Israel, where it is held by 8,212 people, or 1 in 1,042. In Israel it is primarily found in: Central District, where 30 percent live, Tel Aviv District, where 23 percent live and Jerusalem District, where 11 percent live. Other than Israel this surname is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Nachum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Nachum are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Nachum earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.42% more than the national average, earning $48,508 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nachoum928/
Natchum924/
Nachume921/
Nachuum921/
Neachum921/
Nacum9131/
Ngatchum8612/
Nachom83431/
Nachun83115/
Nakhum8375/
Nochum832/
Nechum831/
Nashum830/
Ngatchoum802/
Ngatcheum801/
Noochum7768/
Nachaun7744/
Notchum7741/
Naichom7739/
Nachung7727/
Nachoom7710/
Nnachom778/
Nachoem776/
Neakhum772/
Ngochum771/
Nashoum771/
Natshum771/
Ngachun771/
Naachom771/
Ngashum771/
Nashaum771/
Nachune771/
Nahchom771/
Nocum732,301/
Najum73548/
Nasum73391/
Nazum7328/
Nacom7311/
Nacheune713/
Nhoochum711/
Notchume711/
Notchoum711/
Nouchoum711/
Nahchung711/
Naichung711/
Nachon67789/
Nakhun67359/
Nasium6746/
Najoum6744/
Nashun6730/
Hnasum6714/
Nachón6714/
Nazoum6713/
Nassum6712/
Nashom6710/
Nokhum676/
Naijum672/
Noutchume672/
Nochom672/
Nochun671/
Nazuim671/
Nasuim671/
Naguum671/
Natsum671/
Gnasum671/
Noutchoum671/
Nachoń671/
Ngasum671/
Nasoum671/
Nachucink671/
Neicum670/

Nachum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nachum in the Marathi language
नाचुंमnacumma50
नाचुnacu50
Nachum in the Tibetan language
གནག་ཅུམ།nakchum33.33
གནག་བཅུམ།nakchum20
གནག་བཅུམོ།nakchumo13.33
གནག་ཅུམོ།nakchumo13.33
ནཱ་ཅུམ།nachum6.67
ནག་ཅུངམ།nakchungam6.67
ན་ཅུམ།nachum6.67

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nachum
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