Nangum Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nangum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nangum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Nangum (24) may also be a first name.

Nangum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nangum is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nangum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,730,171st most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 43 percent of Nangum are found; 39 percent are found in Central Africa and 39 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Nangum is also the 2,187,323rd most numerous first name on earth It is held by 24 people.

The last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 1,888,097. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 91 percent live and Southwest Region, where 9 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent live and Indonesia, where 21 percent live.

Nangum Last Name Statistics demography

Nangum earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.9% less than the national average, earning $37,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngangum9271/
Nangoum9221/
Nangume9217/
Nanggum925/
Nagum911,338/
Nanum91125/
Ngangoum861,572/
Neangnum861/
Nhangume861/
Nongum83470/
Namnum83259/
Nangom83166/
Nanume83158/
Nangun8392/
Nannum8350/
Naigum8334/
Naygum8315/
Nagoum839/
Nagume838/
Naggum838/
Nganum835/
Nanhum834/
Naguum831/
Naghum831/
Namgum831/
Naunum831/
Najgum831/
Nahgum831/
Ngagum831/
Nanaum831/
Ngnangoum804/
Ngangun77266/
Nangune77132/
Nongnum7786/
Nanggun7772/
Namnoum7769/
Nangung7726/
Nanoume7713/
Naghoum779/
Nangoun775/
Nainaum775/
Nannume774/
Nahanum774/
Nanggom773/
Nainnum772/
Nhagume772/
Neamnum771/
Gnagoum771/
Ñangume771/
Nnagoum771/
Namgoum771/
Naigume771/
Naigoum771/
Nagnoum771/
Naghume771/
Nanutme771/
Nanom73101/
Nonum7354/
Nagom7352/
Nogum7341/
Nanggung71126/
Noungoum7117/
Ngnagoum7114/
Nagnoume7112/
Ngangoun7111/
Nanggune718/
Nangusin715/
Naghoume714/
Nagumova713/
Nahannum713/
Nangoung711/
Gnangoun711/
Naynhume711/
Nanumova711/
Neigum67455/
Nangon67250/
Nongun67198/
Neygum67139/
Nuonum6774/
Neugum6753/
Noinum6752/
Noigum6741/
Noonum6728/
Nogume6725/
Naigom6714/
Ngnagnoum6713/
Ngonum6711/
Nongom679/
Naghom674/
Namhum672/
Nnonum672/
Nomnum672/
Naungaung671/
Naggom671/
Nanoumova671/
Naingaung671/
Nogoum671/
Nougum671/
Gnanhoume671/
Nounum671/

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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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  • 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 Nangum
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