Niuma Surname

734,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 394 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Maldives
Highest density in:
Maldives

Niuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Maldives1951:2,073203
Thailand1181:598,630101,799
India471:16,320,540259,912
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Niuma (457) may also be a first name.

Niuma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Niuma (Dhivehi: ާ‫ނިއުމާ, Georgian: ნიუმა, Hindi: निउमा, Oriya: ନିଉମା) occurs most in The Maldives. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niuma? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 734,496th most frequent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 18,496,309 people. The last name Niuma is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Niuma are found; 62 percent are found in South Asia and 49 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 399,588th most frequently held forename in the world, held by 457 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The Maldives, where it is borne by 195 people, or 1 in 2,073. In The Maldives it is mostly found in: Malé, where 34 percent are found, Laamu Atoll, where 13 percent are found and Kaafu Atoll, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account The Maldives it occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 30 percent are found and India, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niumai9128/
Ngiuma9127/
Niouma9119/
Njiuma914/
Niusma911/
Niumay911/
Niumaa911/
Naiyuma837/
Nihouma831/
Nyuma8011,481/
Njuma80829/
Gnuma809/
Niumi809/
Nhuma805/
Nyumah735,170/
Nejuma732,576/
Nujoma73273/
Gnouma73239/
Nyouma73215/
Nyumai73187/
Nyumaa73176/
Nyumea7375/
Nuyoma7369/
Njumah7354/
Njeuma7345/
Njouma7338/
Noioma7319/
Nujuma7310/
Neouma7310/
Nehuma737/
Nhumai736/
Nyumay735/
Njumea734/
Nioume732/
Ngnuma732/
Nyumga732/
Nijoma731/
Neyuma731/
Njumai731/
Nieumy731/
Niumie731/
Njumga731/
Ngiumo731/
Nuyuma731/
Niumei731/
Njumat731/
Naioma731/
Neiume731/
Neeuma731/
Naijumath711/
Najjuma6715,520/
Nehumai67116/
Nuujoma6777/
Nioiume6755/
Nyoumea6720/
Njumoha672/
Njoumah672/
Njumeha671/
Njumaia671/
Niaoumo671/
Neyouma671/
Ngnouma671/
Nyoumah671/
Nyummah671/
Nejumah671/
Ngujuma671/
N'Jouma671/
Naiyumi671/
Nyoumai671/

Niuma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Niuma in the Georgian language
ნიუმაniuma-
Niuma in the Hindi language
निउमाni'uma-
Niuma in the Oriya language
ନିଉମାni'uma-
Niuma in the Dhivehi language
ާ‫ނިއުމާaniuma50
ު‫ނިއުމާuniuma50

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