Nahumu Surname

773,729th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 367 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Nahumu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nahumu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2531:209,25517,663
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nahumu (507) may also be a first name.

Nahumu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nahumu occurs most in Tanzania. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nahumu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 773,729th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 19,857,073 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nahumu reside; 69 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 375,944th most frequently used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 507 people.

The last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 253 people, or 1 in 209,255. In Tanzania Nahumu is most numerous in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 49 percent live, Arusha Region, where 26 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 13 percent live. Outside of Tanzania Nahumu occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 29 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naumu91162/
Nahmu9137/
Naumau8357/
Naumut8326/
Nahamu8320/
Nayumu8319/
Najumu8316/
Nahmuh839/
Naummu838/
Naumus832/
Nathmu831/
Naumou831/
Namu806,985/
Numu80316/
Ngayumu7721/
Namus731,143/
Ngumu731,068/
Naimu73623/
Neamu73393/
Ngamu73237/
Namui73209/
Namut73206/
Nammu73139/
Naamu73117/
Nhamu73108/
Namud73100/
Numau7399/
Nnamu7349/
Numut7348/
Namuz7334/
Namuu7328/
Numus7328/
Namuh7324/
Najmu7322/
Namuj7313/
Nasmu738/
Numgu737/
Numou734/
Naemu733/
Numuh733/
Numui733/
Naymu732/
Natmu731/
Nummu731/
Namuy731/
Nuhmu731/
Noumu731/
Numuz731/
Naumoush717/
Nahamuit713/
Najoumou711/
Ngauemou711/
Najimu672,460/
Noumou67656/
Noumeu67177/
Ngammu67156/
Gnamuš6788/
Najamu6764/
Nayimu6741/
Nujimu6729/
Namahu6728/
Namuch6724/
Najemu6716/
Nijamu6715/
Noumau6711/
Neumeu6710/
Ngummu679/
N'Houemou679/
Namuit677/
Naaimu676/
Nahmou675/
Neumut675/
Nejamu674/
Nuimui674/
Namhou673/
Nayamu672/
Neeahmuth672/
Ngaamu672/
Numeus672/
Nuemou672/
Namush672/
Niyamu671/
Ngumeu671/
Numahu671/
Nammud671/
Namhui671/
Neatmu671/
Numouh671/
Nnamud671/
Naijmu671/
Najomu671/
Nasmud671/
Neumou671/
Neamut671/
Ngamui671/
Namuys671/
Nasmus671/
Ngeamu671/
Ngumui671/
Gnamus670/

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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 Nahumu
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