Naoum Surname
Approximately 14,686 people bear this surname
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'.
Read More About This SurnameNaoum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 3,935 | 1:8,900 | 721 |
| Morocco | 2,522 | 1:13,670 | 2,020 |
| Algeria | 1,817 | 1:21,261 | 3,900 |
| Lebanon | 1,775 | 1:3,176 | 602 |
| Greece | 1,200 | 1:9,233 | 1,174 |
| Egypt | 1,098 | 1:83,730 | 7,421 |
| Saudi Arabia | 398 | 1:77,527 | 10,981 |
| Syria | 395 | 1:48,863 | 2,590 |
| United States | 376 | 1:963,987 | 71,704 |
| Israel | 147 | 1:58,215 | 7,456 |
| Canada | 139 | 1:265,076 | 24,993 |
| France | 114 | 1:582,655 | 77,962 |
| Australia | 109 | 1:247,667 | 22,912 |
| Jordan | 97 | 1:91,159 | 6,783 |
| Brazil | 85 | 1:2,518,522 | 76,509 |
| England | 71 | 1:784,761 | 42,668 |
| Kuwait | 67 | 1:56,727 | 6,926 |
| Sweden | 55 | 1:179,032 | 12,357 |
| United Arab Emirates | 49 | 1:186,985 | 12,996 |
| Cyprus | 27 | 1:32,773 | 3,506 |
| Netherlands | 27 | 1:625,451 | 53,034 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Venezuela | 15 | 1:2,013,605 | 24,362 |
| Ecuador | 15 | 1:1,060,390 | 14,974 |
| Chile | 14 | 1:1,258,320 | 22,898 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Palestine | 10 | 1:454,885 | 12,564 |
| Yemen | 7 | 1:3,775,042 | 17,439 |
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
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.
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Naoum Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Naoum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Naoum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Naoum is found most frequently in Iraq. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Naoum? popularity and diffusion
It is the 35,936th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 496,224 people. The surname Naoum occurs mostly in Asia, where 47 percent of Naoum are found; 47 percent are found in West Asia and 42 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 171,902nd most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 1,945 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Iraq, where it is held by 3,935 people, or 1 in 8,900. Besides Iraq Naoum occurs in 43 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 17 percent are found and Algeria, where 12 percent are found.
Naoum Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Naoum surname is chiefly Maronite (49%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Naoum are 1.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.17% registered to vote for the 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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