Nyalum Surname

950,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nyalum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyalum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1701:122,17113,957
Uganda851:459,28627,240
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Nyalum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyalum is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyalum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 950,707th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 26,500,167 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Nyalum reside; 62 percent reside in Central Africa and 62 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Nyalum is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 122,171. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 92 percent live, Southwest Region, where 6 percent live and Littoral Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Cameroon this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 31 percent live and Indonesia, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyalume922/
Nyahlum922/
Nialum835/
Hnialum7761/
Gnaloum771/
Gnaloume7112/
Hnyaloom711/
Njolum671/
Nyolom671/
Nholum671/

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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 Nyalum
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