Nuamah Surname

37,130th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Nuamah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nuamah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana13,7851:1,960325
United States1801:2,013,661129,138
England1551:359,47125,733
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
China21:683,660,78330,601
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Nuamah (824) may also be a first name.

Nuamah Last Name Facts

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

Nuamah is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuamah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nuamah is the 37,130th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 513,316 people. The last name Nuamah is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Nuamah live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nuamah is also the 284,631st most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 824 people.

The last name Nuamah is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is carried by 13,785 people, or 1 in 1,960. Apart from Ghana this last name is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Nuamah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nuamah surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nuamah earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 14.34% more than the national average, earning $49,337 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.56% more than the national average, earning $56,419 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nouamah921/
Nouama83174/
Nauama831/
Nuhama831/
Ngouama773,832/
Nueamai77964/
Nuhamai7752/
Nahuama7745/
Nihamah7716/
Nujjama774/
Gnouama772/
Nuiyama771/
Nieamah771/
Nuhamau771/
N'Gouama713/
Hnuhamai711/
Nihama67789/
Nujoma67273/
Nuyoma6769/
Nouamo6715/
Nieama672/
Ngauamo62202/
Nouamou62137/
Nuujoma6277/
Ngouamo6270/
Nihaama621/
Nujjamo621/
Ngouoma621/
Nihouma621/
Ngouamou5759/
N'Gouamo575/
Noohamai572/
Nihaamaa572/
Ngouhamo571/
Nouaimou571/
Nihaahama531/
Ngnouamou531/
Nouomo504/

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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 Nuamah
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