Numia Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Numia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Numia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Numia (101) may also be a first name.

Numia Last Name Facts

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

Numia (Georgian: ნუმია, Hindi: नुमईआ, Oriya: ନୁମିଆ) occurs most in Cameroon. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Numia click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Numia? popularity and diffusion

The last name Numia is the 5,391,485th most common family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Numia is mostly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Numia live; 77 percent live in Central Africa and 77 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Numia is also the 940,641st most commonly held first name in the world, held by 101 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 2,076,907. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: West Region, where 80 percent live, Northwest Region, where 10 percent live and Southwest Region, where 10 percent live. Not including Cameroon it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in American Samoa, where 8 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naumia9178/
Noumia9128/
Numgia9121/
Ngumia915/
Numiat911/
Numiah911/
Numaiya831/
Noumiah831/
Numea8057/
Nimia8055/
Nomia8031/
Numya8023/
Numja8022/
Numio8014/
Noemia73131/
Nummio7312/
Ngumya738/
Naumea736/
Nomjia734/
Numeah734/
Numjai734/
Ngumio732/
Neumea732/
Naumio732/
Nummea731/
Nomija731/
Nihmia731/
Numyah731/
Noumya731/
Noumea731/
Numyaa731/
Numgea731/
Nimija731/
Niemia731/
Nimaiya679/
Nhimija671/
Numyayi671/

Numia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Numia in the Georgian language
ნუმიაnumia-
Numia in the Hindi language
नुमईआnuma'i'a-
Numia in the Oriya language
ନୁମିଆnumi'a-

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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
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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 Numia
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