Nyum Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Nyum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nyum (155) may also be a first name.

Nyum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyum (Hindi: न्यूम, Marathi: नयुम, Oriya: ନୁମ, Russian: Нюм) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nyum is the 6,723,624th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Nyum live; 38 percent live in Central Africa and 38 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Nyum is also the 738,219th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 155 people.

Nyum is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon Nyum is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 13 percent reside and Malaysia, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyoum89125/
Noyum8920/
Neyum899/
Nyumm891/
Nyumh891/
Nuyum890/
Neeyum80331/
Nayyum80112/
Naiyum809/
Neyium804/
Neyoum802/
Nayium801/
Neyyum801/
Nyumhh801/
Nium7574/
Njum7537/
Nhum7520/
Gnum751/
Nayhyum731/
Ngnoyum731/
Njume673,297/
Nijum671,897/
Noyom671,235/
Nujum67367/
Nuyom67186/
Neyom67149/
Noium67116/
Njoum6774/
Nayom6765/
Nihum6716/
Nioum6712/
Nejum6711/
Gnume676/
Ngium676/
Nojum674/
Nujom672/
Njium672/
Ngeum672/
Nehum672/
Nhuim671/
Nyhom671/
Nhoum671/
Nheum671/
Nieum670/

Nyum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nyum in the Oriya language
ନୁମnuma-
Nyum in the Hindi language
न्यूमn'yuma78.26
न्युमn'yuma17.39
नइयूमna'iyuma4.35
Nyum in the Marathi language
नयुमnayuma75
न्यूमn'yuma25
Nyum in the Russian language
Нюмnum-

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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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  • 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 Nyum
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