Njume Surname

136,161st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Njume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3,1761:6,539803
Nigeria731:2,426,61380,686
United States221:16,475,406557,260
England71:7,959,723202,100
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Njume (37) may also be a first name.

Njume Last Name Facts

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

Njume has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Njume? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 136,161st most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,210,357 people. The last name Njume occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Njume are found; 96 percent are found in Central Africa and 96 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Njume is also the 1,688,769th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 37 people.

The surname Njume is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 3,176 people, or 1 in 6,539. In Cameroon Njume is most numerous in: Southwest Region, where 88 percent live, Centre Region, where 5 percent live and Littoral Region, where 4 percent live. Aside from Cameroon this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Njume Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Njume last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Njume earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.12% less than the national average, earning $31,014 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nijum801,897/
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Nsume80259/
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Nujuma7310/
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Nejgum738/
Nojoum736/
Nojumi736/
Nyumes736/
Nejoum735/
Njiuma734/
Nzoume733/
Naijum732/
Nioume732/
Gnoume732/
Njoumé732/
Njomie732/
Nzeume732/
Najium731/
Neiume731/
Nujoum731/
Niumei731/
Najome731/
Nchume731/
Nsumie731/
Nsoume731/
Nsaume731/
Najgum731/
Nejome731/
Nehume731/
Ngojum731/
Nhoume731/
Nhuume731/
Niumie731/
Nyoume731/
Néaume731/
Njumai731/
Nsumer731/
Nyumei731/
Nuyome731/
Nijium731/
Ngnume731/
Nhumee731/
Najjuma6715,520/
Njom671,540/
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Ndjeumi67115/
Nium6774/
Nojoumi6770/
Nioiume6755/
Nzum6733/
Ndjoumi6730/
Najjoum6724/
Nhum6720/
Nyoumea6720/
Nsum6719/
Nejjoum6712/
N'Djoum6711/
Nyum678/
Nehaume678/
N'Youme677/
Nehumie673/
Nzeumeu673/
Hnuyome673/
Nxum672/
Ndjeumy672/
Njumoha672/
Néaumet671/
N'Jouma671/
Gnum671/
Ncheume671/
Nsummeh671/
Nseumeu671/
Nchumeh671/
Ndjumai671/
Neijoum671/
Neejhum671/
Njumaia671/
Njomeha671/
Njiaoum671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Njume
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