Nume Surname
Approximately 1,158 people bear this surname
Nume Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 931 | 1:41,933 | 5,304 |
| Papua New Guinea | 86 | 1:94,811 | 12,690 |
| Nigeria | 61 | 1:2,903,980 | 91,283 |
| Solomon Islands | 27 | 1:21,483 | 4,219 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
The alternate forms: Numé (10) are calculated separately.
Nume (250) may also be a first name.
Nume Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nume Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nume (Marathi: नुएमे) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Numé. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nume? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 322,243rd most commonly held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 6,293,218 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Nume live; 81 percent live in East Africa and 62 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 563,826th most commonly occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 250 people.
It is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 931 people, or 1 in 41,933. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Alebtong District, where 30 percent live, Dokolo District, where 23 percent live and Lira District, where 11 percent live. Barring Uganda it occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.
Nume Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Nume has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 56 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nume Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nume in the Marathi language | ||
| नुएमे | nu'eme | - |
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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
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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 Nume
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