Numa Surname
Approximately 16,089 people bear this surname
Numa Surname User-submission:
Numa, as used among the Baby of Cameroon means 'he who seeks', 'seeker'.
Numa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3,933 | 1:195,033 | 11,765 |
| Japan | 3,073 | 1:41,602 | 3,621 |
| Haiti | 1,901 | 1:5,620 | 675 |
| Nigeria | 1,664 | 1:106,456 | 7,133 |
| France | 848 | 1:78,329 | 11,025 |
| Thailand | 812 | 1:86,993 | 12,003 |
| Papua New Guinea | 703 | 1:11,598 | 1,043 |
| Bangladesh | 631 | 1:252,546 | 7,887 |
| United States | 425 | 1:852,845 | 64,957 |
| DR Congo | 356 | 1:207,527 | 20,581 |
| Colombia | 266 | 1:179,602 | 4,720 |
| Mauritius | 121 | 1:10,689 | 2,314 |
| South Africa | 116 | 1:467,049 | 38,892 |
| Brazil | 101 | 1:2,119,548 | 66,584 |
| Pakistan | 100 | 1:1,786,439 | 18,003 |
| Indonesia | 96 | 1:1,377,596 | 94,593 |
| Kenya | 83 | 1:556,384 | 26,876 |
| Argentina | 78 | 1:547,992 | 39,725 |
| Cameroon | 77 | 1:269,728 | 25,950 |
| Italy | 73 | 1:837,763 | 64,881 |
| Israel | 66 | 1:129,661 | 14,046 |
| Solomon Islands | 62 | 1:9,355 | 1,591 |
| Mexico | 51 | 1:2,433,847 | 20,676 |
| Cambodia | 51 | 1:303,670 | 3,519 |
| Philippines | 42 | 1:2,410,434 | 128,915 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Angola | 36 | 1:749,700 | 2,649 |
| Tanzania | 33 | 1:1,604,291 | 47,186 |
| New Zealand | 33 | 1:137,222 | 16,302 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| Venezuela | 29 | 1:1,041,520 | 15,561 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Jamaica | 16 | 1:179,372 | 5,614 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| Saint Lucia | 10 | 1:17,878 | 1,399 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Cuba | 6 | 1:1,920,453 | 8,345 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Cook Islands | 5 | 1:3,636 | 866 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 55 | 1:913,067 | 55,053 |
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'.
- ewangaNuma Demographics
Average Numa Salary in
United States
$42,891 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Numa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Numa in the Tibetan language | ||
| ནུ་མ་ | numa | - |
| Numa in the Marathi language | ||
| नुमा | numa | 88 |
| नूमा | numa | 12 |
| Numa in the Hindi language | ||
| नुमा | numa | 83.73 |
| नूमा | numa | 14.13 |
| ंउमा | muma | 1.33 |
| ँऊमा | muma | 0.27 |
| नुमाा | numaa | 0.27 |
| ंऊमा | muma | 0.27 |
| Numa in the Oriya language | ||
| ନୁମା | numa | 75 |
| ଏନଉମା | ena'uma | 12.5 |
| ଏନ୍ଉମା | enuma | 12.5 |
| Numa in the Russian language | ||
| Нума | numa | - |
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