Nosum Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nosum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nosum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea671:121,69716,585
India341:22,560,747316,052
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nosum (75) may also be a first name.

Nosum Last Name Facts

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

Nosum occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nosum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nosum is the 1,795,579th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. The last name Nosum is primarily found in Oceania, where 64 percent of Nosum live; 64 percent live in Oceania Islands and 64 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,116,575th most widespread forename internationally It is held by 75 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 121,697. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Southern Highlands, where 99 percent reside and National Capital District, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 32 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nossum91288/
Noisum9147/
Noosum919/
Ngosum911/
Nocum802,301/
Nusum801,479/
Nasum80391/
Nesum8021/
Nozum8011/
Nosom807/
Nosun805/
Nojum804/
Gnossoum77183/
Noussoum771/
Nussum73148/
Nasium7346/
Noosom7345/
Najoum7344/
Noisom7328/
Hnasum7314/
Nazoum7313/
Nassum7312/
Ngusum738/
Notsun737/
Nojoum736/
Nozume734/
Nossom734/
Nessum734/
Nusuum733/
Nushum733/
Neusum732/
Nutsum732/
Nochum732/
Gnasum731/
Neshum731/
Nusumm731/
Nasuim731/
Norzum731/
Ngasum731/
Nasoum731/
Natsum731/
Nojume731/
Noosun731/
Nousom730/
Nusume730/
Nuosom730/
Nashum730/
Nuseum730/
Gnossoume7111/
Ngoussoum712/
Gnoussoum711/
Natsume6723,849/
Noujoum67386/
Noochum6768/
Notchum6741/
Nadjoum6728/
Najjoum6724/
Nazoume6719/
Nassoum6718/
Noosung6715/
Nossung6713/
Notsund6711/
Nodjoum679/
Nachoum678/
Hnushum675/
Hnoosom674/
Noisung673/
Najoume673/
Nushaum673/
Nouzoum672/
Ngasoum671/
Nashoum671/
Ngashum671/
Natshum671/
Nashaum671/
Nusgaum671/
Nazzoum671/
Noujeum671/
Noussom671/
Ngazoum671/
Ngassum671/

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