Nanum Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

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

Nanum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand471:1,502,944203,155
Papua New Guinea361:226,49231,172
India201:38,353,269431,471
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Nanum (153) may also be a first name.

Nanum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nanum (Hindi: नानुँ, Marathi: नानूम, Russian: Нанум) occurs in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nanum.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanum? popularity and diffusion

Nanum is the 1,612,213th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 60 percent of Nanum are found; 44 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 38 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Nanum is also the 743,570th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 153 people.

The last name is most frequent in Thailand, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 1,502,944. In Thailand it is mostly found in: Phetchaburi Province, where 62 percent live, Nonthaburi Province, where 26 percent live and Bangkok, where 9 percent live. Excluding Thailand this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent live and India, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Namnum91259/
Nanume91158/
Nannum9150/
Nangum9128/
Nganum915/
Nanhum914/
Naenum912/
Nanaum911/
Naunum911/
Ngangum8371/
Namnoum8369/
Nangoum8321/
Nanoume8313/
Nainaum835/
Nahanum834/
Nannume834/
Nainnum832/
Nanutme831/
Neamnum831/
Nagnoum831/
Nanun80163/
Nanom80101/
Nonum8054/
Nenum805/
Ngangoum771,572/
Nagnoume7712/
Nahannum773/
Naynhume771/
Nanumova771/
Neangnum771/
Nongum73470/
Nanung73243/
Namnun73149/
Nangun7392/
Nuonum7374/
Noinum7352/
Nannun7348/
Noonum7328/
Nasnun7314/
Ngonum7311/
Nanoun7310/
Nainun734/
Nanunt734/
Namhum732/
Nnonum732/
Nomnum732/
Nanhun732/
Nanund732/
Nanunn731/
Naunun731/
Najnun731/
Nanaun731/
Nounum731/
Ngnagnoum7113/
Gnanhoume711/
Nanoumova711/
Ngangun67266/
Nahnoun67154/
Nongnum6786/
Ngainun6737/
Namnoun6720/
Nanaung6710/
Nannung678/
Nangoun675/
Noumnum675/
Nomnoum674/
Nanhoun674/
Hnoonum673/
Naunnun673/
Naanunt672/
Nounoum672/
Ngonoum672/
Nannoun671/
Noinoum671/
Nooneum671/
Nanhaun671/
Nhanhom671/
Neanhom671/
Nganoun671/
Na'noom671/
Naitnun671/
Nainoun671/
Nuonnum671/
Neaunun671/

Nanum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nanum in the Hindi language
नानुँnanum-
Nanum in the Marathi language
नानूमnanuma-
Nanum in the Russian language
Нанумnanum-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nanum
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