Nyoum Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nyoum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyoum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1241:167,49217,964
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182

Nyoum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyoum is most common in Cameroon. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Nyoum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyoum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,612,213th most frequently held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyoum reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Nyoum is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 167,492. In Cameroon Nyoum is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 60 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 40 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon Nyoum occurs in one country. It is also common in South Sudan, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neyoum912/
Nyoume911/
Nyum898/
N'Youme837/
Naiyoum832/
Noyom801,235/
Nuyom80186/
Neyom80149/
Noium80116/
Njoum8074/
Nyaum8067/
Nayom8065/
Noyum8020/
Nioum8012/
Neyum809/
Nyaom808/
Nojum804/
Nyoom804/
Nyumh801/
Nhoum801/
Nyumm801/
Nyhom801/
Nuyum800/
Njoume73823/
Neeyum73331/
Njouom73299/
Nayyum73112/
Nyohom7315/
Naiyum739/
Nojoum736/
Nejoum735/
Neyium734/
Nuyoom733/
Gnoume732/
Nyahom731/
Nayium731/
Neyyum731/
Nujoum731/
Hnuyom731/
Nojume731/
Neyoom731/
Nyumhh731/
Njoyom731/
Ngojum731/
Nehoum731/
Noioum731/
Njom671,540/
Noujoum67386/
Nium6774/
Nioiume6755/
Neihoum6737/
Njum6737/
Neom6727/
Nayyoom6724/
Najjoum6724/
Nhum6720/
Nejjoum6712/
Gnaoume678/
Njoumme678/
Naiyoom674/
Nyahume673/
Gnum671/
Nayhyum671/
Neijoum671/
Ngnoyum671/
Njiaoum671/
Gnihoum671/

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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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  • 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 Nyoum
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