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Where Does The Last Name Nahum Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Nahum (Arabic: ناهو, Marathi: नाहम, Oriya: ନାହୁମ) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nahum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nahum? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 109,596^th most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,716,332 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 49 percent of Nahum are found; 38 percent are found in West Africa and 24 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nahum is also the 38,415^th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 19,601 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 624 people, or 1 in 283,883. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Taraba, where 27 percent live, Adamawa, where 25 percent live and Benue, where 10 percent live. Besides Nigeria Nahum occurs in 59 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 14 percent live and France, where 12 percent live.

Nahum Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Nahum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nahum last name increased 41,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nahum Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Nahum last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nahum earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 10.14% less than the national average, earning €26,986 per year; in Norway they earn 22.13% less than the national average, earning 269,497 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 11.6% less than the national average, earning R 210,072 per year; in United States they earn 34.08% more than the national average, earning $57,854 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46.33% more than the national average, earning $72,700 CAD per year.