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
The surname Numu (Hindi: नुमु, Russian: Ньуму) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Numu.
How Common Is The Last Name Numu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 860,770th most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,061,854 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 55 percent of Numu are found; 55 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 55 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 685,598th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 177 people.
The surname Numu is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 173 people, or 1 in 47,131. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Morobe, where 37 percent live, Eastern Highlands, where 21 percent live and West Sepik, where 14 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea Numu is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 18 percent live and Liberia, where 15 percent live.
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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