Numau Surname
Approximately 99 people bear this surname
Numau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 79 | 1:2,242,313 | 76,227 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Numau (60) may also be a first name.
Numau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Numau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Numau (Hindi: नुमान) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Numau? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,860,621st most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. The surname Numau is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Numau reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Numau is also the 1,270,172nd most widespread first name in the world, borne by 60 people.
The last name Numau is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 2,242,313. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Sokoto, where 71 percent live, Zamfara, where 13 percent live and Niger, where 11 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Numau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Numau in the Hindi language | ||
| नुमान | numana | - |
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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 Numau
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