Nuam Surname

416,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 835 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Nuam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nuam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia5781:26,7941,445
India961:7,990,264168,289
Indonesia621:2,133,052131,589
Malaysia471:627,53730,158
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Nuam (2,184) may also be a first name.

Nuam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nuam (Arabic: نُعَم, Oriya: ନୁଆମ) is found in Cambodia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuam? popularity and diffusion

Nuam is the 416,572nd most commonly used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 8,727,600 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Nuam are found; 84 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 69 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 160,350th most numerous given name world-wide, borne by 2,184 people.

Nuam is most common in Cambodia, where it is carried by 578 people, or 1 in 26,794. In Cambodia it is mostly found in: Battambang Province, where 50 percent live, Siem Reap Province, where 15 percent live and Banteay Meanchey Province, where 13 percent live. Aside from Cambodia this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in India, where 11 percent live and Indonesia, where 7 percent live.

Nuam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nuam has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nuam Last Name Statistics demography

Nuam earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 83.23% more than the national average, earning $79,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nuame8945/
Nwuam899/
Nuahm899/
Nuamn892/
Nuamg891/
Nguham8016/
Nuasim808/
Nouham803/
Nuaiem802/
Nuayme801/
Nuaham800/
Nuan75965/
Nbam75164/
Nwam7552/
Nuom7533/
Nvam752/
Nuamova731/
Nuang67652/
Gnuan67384/
Nhuan67368/
Nwame67150/
Nuane6714/
Nuant678/
Nmbam678/
Nbaum676/
Nwaim676/
Nwuan674/
Nuank673/
Nwoum671/
Nuann671/
Nuaan671/
Nwamn671/
Nvham671/
Nuomk671/
Nweam671/

Nuam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nuam in the Oriya language
ନୁଆମnu'ama-
Nuam in the Arabic language
نُعَمnuam-

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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 Nuam
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