Nesum Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

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

Nesum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nesum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Nesum (26) may also be a first name.

Nesum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nesum is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nesum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,307,654th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 62 percent of Nesum reside; 62 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 62 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Nesum is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 26 people.

Nesum is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Southern Highlands, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Nesum is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Nesum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nesum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nesum surname fell 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nejsum91208/
Nessum914/
Neusum912/
Neshum911/
Nessoum839/
Netsume834/
Neatsum830/
Nezum80635/
Nesom80424/
Nasum80391/
Nosum80105/
Nysum8052/
Nisum8034/
Nesun8024/
Nejum8011/
Nexum801/
Necum800/
Neissoum776/
Nesumova771/
Neassoum771/
Neyssoum771/
Neushaum770/
Nejhum73362/
Nossum73288/
Nissum73159/
Neesom73117/
Noisum7347/
Neasom7340/
Ngisum7316/
Hnasum7314/
Nassum7312/
Nessom735/
Nejoum735/
Nesunc733/
Nasuim731/
Nechum731/
Nisume731/
Nesune731/
Nedjum731/
Nashum730/
Neicum730/
Neuzum730/
Niceum730/
Neisun730/
Neusun730/
Neshumova71111/
Nedjoum67782/
Nesusin67149/
Nezoume6713/
Nejjoum6712/
Nessoun6710/
Neesung677/
Netchum675/
Netsune674/
Neissom671/
Neachum671/
Nashaum671/
Nishaum671/
Naiseum671/
Negiuim671/
Neizoum671/
Neijoum671/
Neejhum671/
Nedsung671/
Neshuin670/
Neessom670/

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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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  • 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 Nesum
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