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

Nyum (Hindi: न्यूम, Marathi: नयुम, Oriya: ନୁମ, Russian: Нюм) is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nyum.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyum? popularity and diffusion

Nyum is the 6,723,624th most numerous family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Nyum is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Nyum are found; 38 percent are found in Central Africa and 38 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Nyum is also the 738,219th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 155 people.

The last name Nyum is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 13 percent are found and Malaysia, where 13 percent are found.

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

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nyum
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