Naoum Surname

35,936th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,686 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Naoum Surname User-submission:

The surname, Naoum (نعوم) doesn't have an exact meaning. It can loosely translate to either 'grace giver', or can translate to a 'cute, smooth male'.

As a verb, naoum, can mean 'we float' or 'we are floating'.

Naoum was originally makdesi naoum (مقدسي نعوم), which translates to 'Jerusalemite Naoum' or 'Naoum of Jerusalem'.

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Naoum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq3,9351:8,900721
Morocco2,5221:13,6702,020
Algeria1,8171:21,2613,900
Lebanon1,7751:3,176602
Greece1,2001:9,2331,174
Egypt1,0981:83,7307,421
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
Syria3951:48,8632,590
United States3761:963,98771,704
Israel1471:58,2157,456
Canada1391:265,07624,993
France1141:582,65577,962
Australia1091:247,66722,912
Jordan971:91,1596,783
Brazil851:2,518,52276,509
England711:784,76142,668
Kuwait671:56,7276,926
Sweden551:179,03212,357
United Arab Emirates491:186,98512,996
Cyprus271:32,7733,506
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
Qatar221:107,18211,536
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Ecuador151:1,060,39014,974
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Norway131:395,56035,657
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Palestine101:454,88512,564
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

Naoum (1,945) may also be a first name.

Naoum Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname, Naoum (نعوم) doesn't have an exact meaning. It can loosely translate to either 'grace giver', or can translate to a 'cute, smooth male'.

As a verb, naoum, can mean 'we float' or 'we are floating'.

Naoum was originally makdesi naoum (مقدسي نعوم), which translates to 'Jerusalemite Naoum' or 'Naoum of Jerusalem'. It was changed three generations ago (around 60 years).

Family tradition says they originated in Mardin, Turkey, but during the the Armenian Genocide in 1915, the family was forced to flee to Al Kameshli, Syria. Then in the 1980s they moved to Aleppo, Syria.

- mariowinchester

Naoum Last Name Facts

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

Naoum occurs in Iraq more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Naoum? popularity and diffusion

Naoum is the 35,936th most widely held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 496,224 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 47 percent of Naoum live; 47 percent live in West Asia and 42 percent live in Levant. Naoum is also the 171,902nd most widespread first name internationally, held by 1,945 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Iraq, where it is held by 3,935 people, or 1 in 8,900. Beside Iraq this last name is found in 43 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 17 percent reside and Algeria, where 12 percent reside.

Naoum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Naoum surname is predominantly Maronite (49%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Naoum surname are 1.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.17% being registered with the political party.

The amount Naoum earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 21.32% less than the national average, earning 272,295 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.29% more than the national average, earning $44,139 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.59% more than the national average, earning $50,968 CAD per year.

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