Nuame Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nuame Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nuame Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
India151:51,137,692512,385

Nuame (10) may also be a first name.

Nuame Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nuame is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuame? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,909,720th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname Nuame is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Nuame reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held given name globally, held by 10 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 5,904,759. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Ogun, where 97 percent are found and Lagos, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nuamee912/
Nuayme911/
Nuam89835/
Nuammee8348/
Nuahmed831/
Nwame80150/
Nuama8063/
Nbame8017/
Nwuam809/
Nuahm809/
Nuami806/
Nouhamed777/
Nuammi73141/
Nwaume7340/
Nuamai7320/
Nweame7318/
Nguham7316/
Nwameh734/
Nwamee734/
Nmbame734/
Nouham733/
Nbamee732/
Nuaiem732/
N'Vame732/
Nwaime732/
Nnwame731/
Nwamey731/
Nwuama731/
Nuaham730/
Nuhaimmed711/
Nbam67164/
Nwam6752/
Nuhamai6752/
Nuom6733/
Nouhami6714/
Nwaumeh673/
Nvam672/
Nuamova671/
Nweameh671/
Nuatmai671/
Nuaaimi671/
Nuahama671/
Nuamaij671/
Nuamhoi671/
Nuammai671/
Nuhaimi671/
Hnuhome671/

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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 Nuame
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis