Nyom Surname
Approximately 1,286 people bear this surname
Nyom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 639 | 1:277,219 | 15,707 |
| Cameroon | 587 | 1:35,382 | 4,755 |
| South Sudan | 16 | 1:713,442 | 947 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Nyom (135) may also be a first name.
Nyom Demographics
Nyom Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Nyom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyom Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyom (Russian: Нём) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nyom.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyom? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nyom is the 296,572nd most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 5,666,832 people. The last name Nyom occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Nyom live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nyom is also the 797,647th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 135 people.
The surname Nyom is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 639 people, or 1 in 277,219. In Nigeria Nyom is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 76 percent live, Bayelsa, where 5 percent live and Nasarawa, where 5 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Nyom is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 46 percent live and South Sudan, where 1 percent live.
Nyom Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Nyom surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noyom | 89 | 1,235 | / |
| Nuyom | 89 | 186 | / |
| Neyom | 89 | 149 | / |
| Nayom | 89 | 65 | / |
| Nyoam | 89 | 6 | / |
| Nyoom | 89 | 4 | / |
| Nyomh | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nyhom | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nym | 86 | 10,952 | / |
| Noiyom | 80 | 662 | / |
| Nuiyom | 80 | 28 | / |
| Naiyom | 80 | 17 | / |
| Nyohom | 80 | 15 | / |
| N'Yome | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hnuyom | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyhome | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyam | 75 | 29,610 | / |
| Noym | 75 | 3,169 | / |
| Naym | 75 | 2,481 | / |
| Njom | 75 | 1,540 | / |
| Gnom | 75 | 654 | / |
| Noim | 75 | 577 | / |
| Niom | 75 | 381 | / |
| Nhom | 75 | 332 | / |
| Nhym | 75 | 111 | / |
| Neom | 75 | 27 | / |
| Nymm | 75 | 9 | / |
| Neym | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nnym | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nytm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nymd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngoiyom | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ngayyom | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nyoggim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niome | 67 | 1,476 | / |
| Nayme | 67 | 1,181 | / |
| Gnome | 67 | 581 | / |
| Njome | 67 | 538 | / |
| Noime | 67 | 247 | / |
| Neyme | 67 | 221 | / |
| Neome | 67 | 192 | / |
| Nnyam | 67 | 100 | / |
| Ngoym | 67 | 96 | / |
| Naiom | 67 | 95 | / |
| Najom | 67 | 78 | / |
| Njoum | 67 | 74 | / |
| Ngnom | 67 | 41 | / |
| Ngiom | 67 | 35 | / |
| Ngoim | 67 | 27 | / |
| Nihom | 67 | 24 | / |
| Nyaam | 67 | 19 | / |
| Nejom | 67 | 18 | / |
| Nymeh | 67 | 16 | / |
| Nyham | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nehom | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nijom | 67 | 6 | / |
| Neoom | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gneym | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gniom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nojom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njiom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Noyme | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nujom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njoom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyamh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnaym | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neaom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neeym | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noiom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njjom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niomh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njyam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njuom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nahym | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noijm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nioom | 67 | 0 | / |
Nyom Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nyom in the Russian language | ||
| Нём | nem | - |
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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 Nyom
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