Najuma Surname
Approximately 1,637 people bear this surname
Najuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,544 | 1:25,285 | 3,585 |
| India | 64 | 1:11,985,397 | 216,293 |
| Maldives | 14 | 1:28,869 | 1,682 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
Najuma (3,282) may also be a first name.
Najuma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Najuma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Najuma (Bengali: নাজুমা, Dhivehi: ްނަޖުމާ, Hindi: नाजुमा, Marathi: नजुमा, Oriya: ନାଜୁମା) is found most in Uganda. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Najuma? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 243,551st most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 4,451,769 people. The surname Najuma occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Najuma reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 124,918th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 3,282 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 1,544 people, or 1 in 25,285. In Uganda it is most common in: Wakiso District, where 14 percent live, Mukono District, where 10 percent live and Kampala District, where 9 percent live. Aside from Uganda this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in India, where 4 percent live and The Maldives, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Najuma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Najuma in the Dhivehi language | ||
| ްނަޖުމާ | najuma | - |
| Najuma in the Bengali language | ||
| নাজুমা | najuma | 75 |
| নাজমা | najama | 25 |
| Najuma in the Oriya language | ||
| ନାଜୁମା | najuma | 50 |
| ନଯୁମା | nayuma | 50 |
| Najuma in the Hindi language | ||
| नाजुमा | najuma | 45.7 |
| नजूमा | najuma | 29.8 |
| नजुमा | najuma | 17.22 |
| नाजूमा | najuma | 7.28 |
| Najuma in the Marathi language | ||
| नजुमा | najuma | 44 |
| नाजुमा | najuma | 40 |
| नाजुमाािहम | najumaaihama | 4 |
| नजूमा | najuma | 4 |
| नाजूमा | najuma | 4 |
| नजमा | najama | 4 |
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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 Najuma
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