Nukum Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

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

Nukum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nukum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India951:8,074,372169,494
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Nukum (23) may also be a first name.

Nukum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nukum (Marathi: नुकुम) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nukum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,491,356th most frequent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 69 percent of Nukum are found; 67 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring given name globally It is held by 23 people.

The last name Nukum is most common in India, where it is borne by 95 people, or 1 in 8,074,372. In India it is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 78 percent are found, Gujarat, where 14 percent are found and Telangana, where 8 percent are found. Beside India this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent are found and Nigeria, where 11 percent are found.

Nukum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nukum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nukum surname fell 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neukum91386/
Nugkum91138/
Ngukum91100/
Nukhum9112/
Naukum916/
Nukkum915/
Nuikum911/
Nukume911/
Noukum911/
Nutkhum8391/
Noukoum8310/
Nuchkum835/
Noukeum831/
Nucum803,365/
Nikum802,443/
Nokum804/
Nukom802/
Nukumova7713/
Nuchkhum771/
Noukuime771/
Noukeume771/
Nickum73489/
Nikumm73128/
Niekum7359/
Naukom7325/
Nikoum7324/
Nikkum7318/
Nokhum736/
Nokkum734/
Nookum734/
Nukcom734/
Noukom734/
Nikhum732/
Nikumh732/
Nuccum732/
Nockum731/
Nikuum731/
Nikaum731/
Nikeum730/
Neucum730/
Neukomm671,171/
Nokkhum6799/
Nookhum677/
Nickhum672/
Hnookum671/
Nuscaum670/

Nukum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nukum in the Marathi language
नुकुमnukuma88.35
नुकूमnukuma9.71
नूकूमnukuma1.94

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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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  • 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 Nukum
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