Nahume Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Nahume Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
Nahume (87) may also be a first name.
Nahume Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nahume Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nahume occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nahume? popularity and diffusion
Nahume is the 3,957,383rd most frequently held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Nahume occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Nahume are found; 52 percent are found in East Africa and 52 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nahume is also the 1,024,927th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 87 people.
This surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 3,003,021. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Bundibugyo District, where 77 percent reside, Isingiro District, where 8 percent reside and Kibaale District, where 8 percent reside. Other than Uganda it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 16 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Nahume
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