Ngum Surname

22,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,996 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Gambia

Ngum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon19,7751:1,05080
Gambia3,8231:503101
England761:733,13240,828
South Africa661:820,87455,153
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Cambodia531:292,2103,459
Nigeria451:3,936,506111,794
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Ngum (169) may also be a first name.

Ngum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ngum is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ngum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 22,636th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 303,698 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ngum are found; 82 percent are found in Central Africa and 82 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Ngum is also the 703,581st most common first name worldwide It is held by 169 people.

This last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 19,775 people, or 1 in 1,050. In Cameroon Ngum is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 71 percent live, Southwest Region, where 17 percent live and Centre Region, where 5 percent live. Other than Cameroon Ngum occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in The Gambia, where 16 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Ngum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ngum are 19.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72.73% registered with the political party.

The amount Ngum earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 38.35% less than the national average, earning 213,367 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 4.8% less than the national average, earning R 226,224 per year and in United States they earn 12.2% less than the national average, earning $37,883 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngume89539/
Ngoum89491/
Ngaum8916/
N'Gum895/
Nguum894/
Ngumm891/
Nngum891/
Gum8610,440/
Num869,546/
Ngoume80844/
Ngumne8029/
N'Goum808/
Ngusim805/
Nengum805/
Ngutem803/
Ngoumg801/
Ngueum801/
Ngaume801/
Nguume801/
Ngnume801/
Ngom75156,211/
Ngun756,572/
Naum755,602/
Gumm754,806/
Gume751,266/
Nume751,158/
Gaum75826/
Goum75535/
Noum75459/
Nuim75402/
Neum75162/
Ghum75119/
Nuum7575/
Numm7534/
Nnum7522/
Gumh7521/
Gumø7520/
Nhum7520/
Guhm7517/
Numh7516/
Gujm7513/
Gumt759/
Hnum756/
Gusm755/
Gutm754/
Nuhm754/
Gumd752/
Guum752/
Numt751/
Gnum751/
Nengoum732/
Ningoum732/
Ngueume731/
Ngussem731/
Gautm6711,769/
Ghume674,518/
Nahum674,246/
Gaume672,356/
Ngoun671,577/
Noume67992/
Gahum67937/
N'Gom67651/
Naume67477/
Neume67455/
Goume67388/
Ngung67343/
Ngune67274/
Numme67209/
Gumme67201/
Nnume67148/
Ngoumgne67105/
Gusme6788/
Ghumm6757/
Ngoem6755/
Ngoom6735/
Ngaun6727/
Guume6718/
Gaumt6717/
Ghaum6715/
Nauhm6711/
Goutm678/
Gnume676/
Nghom676/
Ngunt676/
Ghoum674/
Ngund673/
Nhume673/
Nheum671/
Nohum671/
Hnaum671/
Gueum671/
Gaumm671/
Gutme671/
Gohum671/
Goumt671/
Ghusm671/
Ng'un671/
Nngun671/
Nneum671/
Nauum671/
Ngoumgue671/
Ngunk671/
Ng'om671/
Nhoum671/
Nnoum671/
Gaumd671/
Ggume671/
Nghun671/
Noumt671/
Ngunn671/
Nggun671/
Nhuim671/
Gauum670/
Gauhm670/

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