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
The surname Najuma (Bengali: নাজুমা, Dhivehi: ްނަޖުމާ, Hindi: नाजुमा, Marathi: नजुमा, Oriya: ନାଜୁମା) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Najuma? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 243,551st most common last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,451,769 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Najuma reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Najuma is also the 124,918th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 3,282 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,544 people, or 1 in 25,285. In Uganda Najuma is most numerous in: Wakiso District, where 14 percent are found, Mukono District, where 10 percent are found and Kampala District, where 9 percent are found. Besides Uganda Najuma occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in India, where 4 percent are found and The Maldives, where 1 percent are found.
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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