Nyaum Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Nyaum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nyaum Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia581:508,52125,379
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516

Nyaum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyaum occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nyaum.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyaum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,333,370th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 87 percent of Nyaum live; 87 percent live in Southeast Asia and 87 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

Nyaum is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 508,521. In Malaysia it is most common in: Sarawak, where 88 percent are found and Johor, where 12 percent are found. Besides Malaysia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyahume833/
Nyoum80125/
Nyaom808/
Nyajom7313/
Nyoume731/
Nyahom731/
Gnaoume678/
N'Youme677/
Naiyoum672/
Ngnoyum671/
Njiaoum671/
Gniahoum629/
Ngnaheum621/
Nyoom604/
Njouom55299/
Nyohom5515/
Niahom551/
Njoyom551/
Nioiume5055/
Nayyoom5024/
Naiyoom504/
Njiajom501/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Nyaum
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