Nuhum Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Nuhum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nuhum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Nuhum (31) may also be a first name.

Nuhum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nuhum is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nuhum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuhum? popularity and diffusion

Nuhum is the 3,100,440th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 55 percent of Nuhum live; 55 percent live in Southeast Asia and 53 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,874,099th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 31 people.

Nuhum is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 6,297,581. In Indonesia Nuhum is most common in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 76 percent reside and South Sulawesi, where 19 percent reside. Besides Indonesia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 43 percent reside and Benin, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hnuhum911/
Neuhum911/
Nouhum911/
Nouhoum832,510/
Neuhaum831/
Nujum80367/
Nihum8016/
Nuyum800/
Nouhoume774/
Noouhoum771/
Nouhom731/
Nujume731/
Nuhoom731/
Nujoum731/
Neuhom730/
Noujoum67386/
Ngououm671/
Nuyom60186/
Noeum6018/
Nauom603/
Nujom602/
Nouom601/
Nieum600/
Nuyoom553/
Hnuyom551/

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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 Nuhum
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