Numu Surname
Approximately 316 people bear this surname
Numu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 173 | 1:47,131 | 5,852 |
| Nigeria | 56 | 1:3,163,264 | 96,723 |
| Liberia | 46 | 1:95,838 | 7,727 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Numu (177) may also be a first name.
Numu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Numu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Numu (Hindi: नुमु, Russian: Ньуму) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Numu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 860,770th most common surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 23,061,854 people. The last name Numu is primarily found in Oceania, where 55 percent of Numu reside; 55 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 55 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 685,598th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 177 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 173 people, or 1 in 47,131. In Papua New Guinea Numu is mostly concentrated in: Morobe, where 37 percent are found, Eastern Highlands, where 21 percent are found and West Sepik, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 18 percent are found and Liberia, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngumu | 89 | 1,068 | / |
| Naumu | 89 | 162 | / |
| Numau | 89 | 99 | / |
| Numut | 89 | 48 | / |
| Numus | 89 | 28 | / |
| Numgu | 89 | 7 | / |
| Numou | 89 | 4 | / |
| Numui | 89 | 3 | / |
| Numuh | 89 | 3 | / |
| Numuz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nummu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Noumu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nuhmu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Noumou | 80 | 656 | / |
| Nahumu | 80 | 367 | / |
| Noumeu | 80 | 177 | / |
| Naumau | 80 | 57 | / |
| Naumut | 80 | 26 | / |
| Noumau | 80 | 11 | / |
| Neumeu | 80 | 10 | / |
| Ngummu | 80 | 9 | / |
| Naummu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Numohu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Neumut | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nuimui | 80 | 4 | / |
| Numeus | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nuemou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Naumus | 80 | 2 | / |
| Numahu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Neumou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naumou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Numouh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngumeu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngumui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nimu | 75 | 1,075 | / |
| Nomu | 75 | 294 | / |
| Gnoumou | 73 | 22,681 | / |
| Ngoumou | 73 | 2,397 | / |
| Neumuth | 73 | 85 | / |
| Noumouh | 73 | 11 | / |
| Noumous | 73 | 1 | / |
| Noumoud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Noummou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Noumeue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hnoumeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neumuis | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Oumou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neumaus | 73 | 0 | / |
| Nimmu | 67 | 130 | / |
| Numoe | 67 | 97 | / |
| Nimuh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Noumouha | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nnomu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Naumoush | 67 | 7 | / |
| Niemu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nimui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nomui | 67 | 2 | / |
| N'Goumou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngoummou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngou'mou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Numoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noumouhe | 67 | 1 | / |
Numu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Numu in the Hindi language | ||
| नुमु | numu | 66.67 |
| नूमू | numu | 33.33 |
| Numu in the Russian language | ||
| Ньуму | numu | - |
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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 Numu
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