Njoum Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Qatar

Njoum Surname User-submission:

Njoum means 'stars' in Arabic (the singular is nijmeh, plural is njoum).

Njoum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon501:415,38135,427
Qatar121:196,50026,891
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Njoum Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Njoum means 'stars' in Arabic (the singular is nijmeh, plural is njoum).

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Njoum Last Name Facts

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

Njoum (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﺠﻮﻡ) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Njoum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Njoum is the 2,203,767th most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 72 percent of Njoum reside; 68 percent reside in Central Africa and 68 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

Njoum is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 415,381. In Cameroon it is most common in: Littoral Region, where 50 percent reside, West Region, where 34 percent reside and Centre Region, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Njoum Last Name Statistics demography

Njoum earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 55.39% less than the national average, earning $19,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Njom891,540/
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Nsom673,942/
Nyom671,286/
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Gnom67654/
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Njun67169/
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Gnum671/
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Ndjiyom671/
Ndjoune671/
Neejhum671/
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N'Ssoum671/
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Njoutin671/
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Njoum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Njoum in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻧﺠﻮﻡanjwm50
ﺍﻧﺠﻢanjm50

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