Nbum Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nbum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nbum Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Nbum Last Name Facts

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

Nbum is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nbum? popularity and diffusion

Nbum is the 5,057,639th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Nbum occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Nbum live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Cross River, where 79 percent live, Kano, where 7 percent live and Plateau, where 7 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nbaum896/
Nbume894/
Nbeum891/
Mbum75773/
Nbom7517/
Nbun756/
Nwum753/
Nvum751/
Mboum672,207/
Mbume67694/
Mbuum67455/
Nwume67164/
Mbeum6710/
Nbung6710/
Mbhum674/
Mbaum673/
N'Bom673/
Nboun671/
Nwuim671/
Nbunh671/
Nbune671/
Nwoum671/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nbum
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