Numah Surname

993,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Numah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Numah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1331:33,1473,107
Nigeria761:2,330,82678,393
Indonesia371:3,574,303189,798
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Numah (121) may also be a first name.

Numah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Numah has its highest incidence in Liberia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Numah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 993,593rd most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 28,246,302 people. Numah occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Numah reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 52 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Numah is also the 848,089th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 121 people.

The surname is most frequent in Liberia, where it is carried by 133 people, or 1 in 33,147. In Liberia Numah is mostly concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 35 percent are found, River Gee County, where 34 percent are found and Sinoe County, where 17 percent are found. Not including Liberia this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 29 percent are found and Indonesia, where 14 percent are found.

Numah Last Name Statistics demography

Numah earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 70.26% less than the national average, earning $12,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noumah9165/
Naumah9130/
Nuimah9122/
Nuymah9122/
Nuemah914/
Numeah914/
Numash913/
Nummah911/
Nuumah911/
Nnumah911/
Numahu911/
Nuhmah911/
Numadh911/
Numa8916,089/
Nguumah8314/
Numaish838/
N'Gumah834/
Naummah832/
Nujmath831/
Nguma8015,716/
Nimah8013,195/
Nouma803,746/
Numai801,700/
Numat801,356/
Nauma80767/
Numoh80536/
Numas80232/
Nutma80193/
Numau8099/
Numga8097/
Nusma8065/
Nuuma8060/
Numea8057/
Neuma8052/
Nuima8049/
Numma8038/
Numad8025/
Numay8021/
Numoa8014/
Nuhma8010/
Gnuma809/
Nnuma809/
Nuema809/
Nujma806/
Nhuma805/
Numaz803/
Numaa802/
Hnuma802/
Numaj801/
Numap801/
Noumaish772/
N'Gaumah771/
Ngouma7310,997/
Noumas73612/
Ngauma73576/
Naumma73263/
Gnouma73239/
Nutmai73228/
Noumga73204/
Nuimai73126/
Nimmah7392/
Nahuma7364/
Naumai7357/
Naumau7357/
Ni'mah7342/
Ngumoh7339/
Nihmah7324/
Noumai7317/
Nnouma7314/
Nusmai7313/
Niemah7312/
Nuimat7311/
Neumai7311/
Noumau7311/
Nimaah7310/
Naumoa739/
Numohu736/
Ngumma736/
Naumea736/
Nhumai736/
Ngumai735/
Noumma735/
Naumat734/
Naumaj733/
Naumad732/
Neumea732/
Noumad732/
Ngnuma732/
Noumoh732/
Nuemay732/
Hnumad732/
Numais731/
Neumoa731/
Numaid731/
Nimaha731/
Neumas731/
Numouh731/
Nnuema731/
Ngumha731/
Noumha731/
Neumma731/
Neumay731/
Noumay731/
Noumaï731/
Noumea731/
Nummea731/
Nimaih731/
Nusmat731/
Nnguma731/
Nnomah731/
Nuymai731/
Nuemai731/
Numast731/
Numoth730/
Noma6749,768/
Nima6726,549/
Numo671,112/
Ngoumga6717/
N'Gouma6712/
Noumouh6711/
Nousmaa677/
Nimahaj675/
Ngoumma674/
Hnuhmad674/
Niemahh672/
Noummai671/
Ngoumoh671/
Ngnouma671/
Nomhaha671/
Ngummai671/
Neumaus670/

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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 Numah
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