Numa Surname

33,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,089 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Numa Surname User-submission:

Numa, as used among the Baby of Cameroon means 'he who seeks', 'seeker'.

Numa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3,9331:195,03311,765
Japan3,0731:41,6023,621
Haiti1,9011:5,620675
Nigeria1,6641:106,4567,133
France8481:78,32911,025
Thailand8121:86,99312,003
Papua New Guinea7031:11,5981,043
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
United States4251:852,84564,957
DR Congo3561:207,52720,581
Colombia2661:179,6024,720
Mauritius1211:10,6892,314
South Africa1161:467,04938,892
Brazil1011:2,119,54866,584
Pakistan1001:1,786,43918,003
Indonesia961:1,377,59694,593
Kenya831:556,38426,876
Argentina781:547,99239,725
Cameroon771:269,72825,950
Italy731:837,76364,881
Israel661:129,66114,046
Solomon Islands621:9,3551,591
Mexico511:2,433,84720,676
Cambodia511:303,6703,519
Philippines421:2,410,434128,915
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Angola361:749,7002,649
Tanzania331:1,604,29147,186
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
England321:1,741,18971,393
Venezuela291:1,041,52015,561
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Jamaica161:179,3725,614
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Saint Lucia101:17,8781,399
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Cook Islands51:3,636866
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
China21:683,660,78330,601
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Numa (10,211) may also be a first name.

Numa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Numa, as used among the Baby of Cameroon means 'he who seeks', 'seeker'.

- ewanga

Numa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Numa (Hindi: नुमा, Marathi: नुमा, Oriya: ନୁମା, Russian: Нума, Tibetan: ནུ་མ་) is found most in India. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Numa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 33,005th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 452,952 people. The surname Numa occurs mostly in Asia, where 55 percent of Numa are found; 29 percent are found in South Asia and 24 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 60,381st most widely held first name on earth, held by 10,211 people.

It is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 3,933 people, or 1 in 195,033. In India Numa is most frequent in: Gujarat, where 89 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 8 percent live and Delhi, where 2 percent live. Outside of India this surname is found in 65 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 19 percent live and Haiti, where 12 percent live.

Numa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Numa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Numa surname expanded 773 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Numa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Muslim (92%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Numa surname are 14.51% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 67.74% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Numa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.12% more than the national average, earning R 375,744 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.21% more than the national average, earning $23,885,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.6% less than the national average, earning $42,891 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.23% less than the national average, earning $29,201 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nguma8915,716/
Nouma893,746/
Numai891,700/
Numat891,356/
Nauma89767/
Numah89258/
Numas89232/
Nutma89193/
Numau8999/
Numga8997/
Nusma8965/
Nuuma8960/
Numea8957/
Neuma8952/
Nuima8949/
Numma8938/
Numad8925/
Numay8921/
Numoa8914/
Nuhma8910/
Gnuma899/
Nnuma899/
Nuema899/
Nujma896/
Nhuma895/
Numaz893/
Numaa892/
Hnuma892/
Numaj891/
Numap891/
Ngouma8010,997/
Noumas80612/
Ngauma80576/
Naumma80263/
Gnouma80239/
Nutmai80228/
Noumga80204/
Nuimai80126/
Noumah8065/
Nahuma8064/
Naumai8057/
Naumau8057/
Naumah8030/
Numaya8024/
Nuimah8022/
Nuymah8022/
Noumai8017/
Nnouma8014/
Nusmai8013/
Nuimat8011/
Neumai8011/
Noumau8011/
Numaia8010/
Naumoa809/
Ngumma806/
Naumea806/
Nhumai806/
Ngumai805/
Noumma805/
Nuemah804/
Numeah804/
Naumat804/
Naumaj803/
Numash803/
Naumad802/
Neumea802/
Noumad802/
Ngnuma802/
Nuemay802/
Hnumad802/
Numais801/
Neumoa801/
Numaid801/
Nummah801/
Neumas801/
Nuumah801/
Nnuema801/
Ngumha801/
Nnumah801/
Numahu801/
Nuhmah801/
Noumha801/
Neumma801/
Neumay801/
Noumay801/
Noumaï801/
Noumea801/
Numadh801/
Nummea801/
Nusmat801/
Nnguma801/
Nuymai801/
Nuemai801/
Numast801/
Noma7549,768/
Nima7526,549/
Numi751,161/
Nume751,158/
Numo751,112/
Numy7526/
Numé7510/
Numj754/
Ngumaya73157/
Ngoumga7317/
Nguumah7314/
N'Gouma7312/
Numaish738/
Nousmaa737/
N'Gumah734/
Ngoumma734/
Hnuhmad734/
Naummah732/
Nujmath731/
Noummai731/
Ngnouma731/
Ngummai731/
Neumaus730/
Nimah6713,195/
Nimma678,164/
Nomau673,919/
Niema673,884/
Ngumi673,039/
Noumi672,823/
Nimai672,459/
Ngumo672,234/
Nomai671,757/
Nummi671,182/
Noume67992/
Noumo67577/
Ngume67539/
Numoh67536/
Naumi67490/
Naumo67480/
Naume67477/
Neume67455/
Numer67316/
Nutmi67308/
Nummy67223/
Numme67209/
Numos67193/
Numes67177/
Nomma67156/
Nomay67155/
Nnume67148/
Numee67118/
Numez67113/
Nnoma67110/
Numeh6797/
Nimau6787/
Numoi6785/
Nooma6777/
Nuume6773/
Nihma6760/
Noumy6757/
Nimaa6756/
Noema6752/
Nomoa6746/
Nimea6744/
Nimha6743/
Nuemo6729/
Numis6725/
Numit6718/
Numet6717/
Nimay6716/
Numio6714/
Nnima6713/
Noumouha6713/
Numie6712/
Neumi679/
Nuumi679/
Numoz678/
Ngumy677/
Numei676/
Nujmi676/
Gnume676/
Nuimi676/
Naumy676/
Numiz675/
Nomaa675/
Nomha675/
Nusmi674/
Numgo674/
Numou674/
Nummo674/
Hnoma674/
Numot673/
Nhume673/
Numui673/
Numey672/
Nhumo672/
Neumo672/
Neumy672/
Noumé672/
Numiy672/
Noumaish672/
Nomea672/
Nhima671/
Nhumi671/
Nomaj671/
Nuimo671/
Numge671/
Nomãa671/
Nomaâ671/
Nomaï671/
Noùma671/
Numgi671/
Numii671/
Numoo671/
Numéz671/
N'Gaumah671/
N'Gnouma671/
N'Goumma671/
Nutmy671/
Gnumi671/
Numih671/
Hnumi671/

Numa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Numa in the Tibetan language
ནུ་མ་numa-
Numa in the Marathi language
नुमाnuma88
नूमाnuma12
Numa in the Hindi language
नुमाnuma83.73
नूमाnuma14.13
ंउमाmuma1.33
ँऊमाmuma0.27
नुमााnumaa0.27
ंऊमाmuma0.27
Numa in the Oriya language
ନୁମାnuma75
ଏନଉମାena'uma12.5
ଏନ୍ଉମାenuma12.5
Numa in the Russian language
Нумаnuma-

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