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

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

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Nyom
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