Njum Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Njum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
India71:109,580,769786,157
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Njum (89) may also be a first name.

Njum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Njum (Hindi: ंजुम, Marathi: अंजुम) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Njum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,228,735th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Njum live; 68 percent live in West Africa and 68 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Njum is also the 1,011,231st most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, held by 89 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Borno, where 88 percent are found, Abia, where 4 percent are found and Enugu, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Njum is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 19 percent are found and Pakistan, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Njume893,297/
Nijum891,897/
Nujum89367/
Njoum8974/
Nejum8911/
Nojum894/
Njium892/
Ndjum892/
Nijhum808,745/
Njoume80823/
Nejhum80362/
Ndjoum8071/
Najjum8023/
Nejgum808/
Nojoum806/
Nejoum805/
Naijum802/
Njeume801/
Nijium801/
Nojume801/
Najium801/
Njumhe801/
Nujoum801/
Najgum801/
Ndjume801/
Ngojum801/
Nujume801/
Njom751,540/
Njun75169/
Nium7574/
Nzum7533/
Nhum7520/
Nsum7519/
Nyum758/
Nxum752/
Gnum751/
Noujoum73386/
Ndjoume73137/
Najjoum7324/
Nejjoum7312/
N'Djoum7311/
Njoumme738/
Njiaoum731/
Neejhum731/
Neijoum731/
Ndjeume731/
Ndjaume731/
Najjume731/
Njung67921/
Nzume67424/
Nsoum67322/
Nsume67259/
Nuyom67186/
Nshum67140/
Nyoum67125/
Noium67116/
Njune6782/
Najom6778/
Nchum6760/
Nujun6738/
Noyum6720/
Nijun6719/
Nejom6718/
Nihum6716/
Nioum6712/
Neyum679/
Nijom676/
Gnume676/
Njoun676/
Ngium676/
Njuin675/
Nejun673/
Njunh672/
Nehum672/
Ngeum672/
Nojun672/
Nojom672/
Njoom672/
Nujom672/
Nzaum672/
Nyumh671/
Nzoum671/
Nrzum671/
Nheum671/
Nzeum671/
Nyumm671/
Njeun671/
Nhoum671/
Nhuim671/
Njjom671/
Nieum670/
Nuyum670/

Njum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Njum in the Marathi language
अंजुमanjuma-
Njum in the Hindi language
ंजुमnjuma75
न्जुमnjuma25

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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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  • 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 Njum
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