Nyom Surname

296,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,286 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nyom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6391:277,21915,707
Cameroon5871:35,3824,755
South Sudan161:713,442947
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Nyom (135) may also be a first name.

Nyom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyom (Russian: Нём) is found most in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyom? popularity and diffusion

It is the 296,572nd most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,666,832 people. The last name Nyom is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Nyom live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 797,647th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 135 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 639 people, or 1 in 277,219. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 76 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 5 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 46 percent are found and South Sudan, where 1 percent are found.

Nyom Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Nyom surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noyom891,235/
Nuyom89186/
Neyom89149/
Nayom8965/
Nyoam896/
Nyoom894/
Nyomh892/
Nyhom891/
Nym8610,952/
Noiyom80662/
Nuiyom8028/
Naiyom8017/
Nyohom8015/
N'Yome801/
Hnuyom801/
Nyhome801/
Nyam7529,610/
Noym753,169/
Naym752,481/
Njom751,540/
Gnom75654/
Noim75577/
Niom75381/
Nhom75332/
Nhym75111/
Neom7527/
Nymm759/
Neym754/
Nnym752/
Nytm751/
Nymd751/
Ngoiyom7311/
Ngayyom735/
Nyoggim731/
Niome671,476/
Nayme671,181/
Gnome67581/
Njome67538/
Noime67247/
Neyme67221/
Neome67192/
Nnyam67100/
Ngoym6796/
Naiom6795/
Najom6778/
Njoum6774/
Ngnom6741/
Ngiom6735/
Ngoim6727/
Nihom6724/
Nyaam6719/
Nejom6718/
Nymeh6716/
Nyham6713/
Nehom677/
Nijom676/
Neoom674/
Gneym674/
Gniom672/
Nojom672/
Njiom672/
Noyme672/
Nujom672/
Njoom672/
Nyamh671/
Gnaym671/
Neaom671/
Neeym671/
Noiom671/
Njjom671/
Niomh671/
Njyam671/
Njuom671/
Nhoum671/
Nahym671/
Noijm671/
Nioom670/

Nyom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nyom in the Russian language
Нёмnem-

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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 Nyom
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