Nahuma Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Nahuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 34 | 1:70,865 | 7,497 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Maldives | 5 | 1:80,834 | 3,218 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Nahuma (79) may also be a first name.
Nahuma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nahuma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nahuma (Marathi: नहुंआाबक्ष, Oriya: ନାହୁମ) has its highest incidence in Namibia. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nahuma? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,394,033rd most common family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Nahuma reside; 55 percent reside in Southern Africa and 53 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nahuma is also the 1,083,225th most common forename throughout the world. It is borne by 79 people.
It is most common in Namibia, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 70,865. In Namibia Nahuma is primarily found in: Khomas Region, where 97 percent are found and Oshikoto Region, where 3 percent are found. Beside Namibia this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent are found and The Maldives, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nahuma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nahuma in the Oriya language | ||
| ନାହୁମ | nahuma | - |
| Nahuma in the Marathi language | ||
| नहुंआाबक्ष | nahumaabaksa | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nahuma
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