Numu Surname

860,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Numu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Numu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1731:47,1315,852
Nigeria561:3,163,26496,723
Liberia461:95,8387,727
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
India71:109,580,769786,157
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngumu891,068/
Naumu89162/
Numau8999/
Numut8948/
Numus8928/
Numgu897/
Numou894/
Numui893/
Numuh893/
Numuz891/
Nummu891/
Noumu891/
Nuhmu891/
Noumou80656/
Nahumu80367/
Noumeu80177/
Naumau8057/
Naumut8026/
Noumau8011/
Neumeu8010/
Ngummu809/
Naummu808/
Numohu806/
Neumut805/
Nuimui804/
Numeus802/
Nuemou802/
Naumus802/
Numahu801/
Neumou801/
Naumou801/
Numouh801/
Ngumeu801/
Ngumui801/
Nimu751,075/
Nomu75294/
Gnoumou7322,681/
Ngoumou732,397/
Neumuth7385/
Noumouh7311/
Noumous731/
Noumoud731/
Noummou731/
Noumeue731/
Hnoumeu731/
Neumuis731/
N'Oumou731/
Neumaus730/
Nimmu67130/
Numoe6797/
Nimuh6715/
Noumouha6713/
Nnomu679/
Naumoush677/
Niemu676/
Nimui673/
Nomui672/
N'Goumou671/
Ngoummou671/
Ngou'mou671/
Numoo671/
Noumouhe671/

Numu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Numu in the Hindi language
नुमुnumu66.67
नूमूnumu33.33
Numu in the Russian language
Ньумуnumu-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Numu
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