Nyuma Surname

45,203rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,481 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sierra Leone
Highest density in:
Sierra Leone

Nyuma Surname Definition:

Nyuma is a surname of the tribe, meaning: younger twin.

Nyuma Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sierra Leone6,4221:1,104206
Liberia2,1761:2,026267
Tanzania1,6781:31,5503,727
Uganda5521:70,7237,840
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
Nigeria1131:1,567,63558,980
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Zambia751:211,33213,534
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
England181:3,095,448105,421
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
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Nyuma (5,117) may also be a first name.

Nyuma Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nyuma is a surname of the tribe, meaning: younger twin.

— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
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Nyuma Demographics

Average Nyuma Salary in
United States

$28,875 USD

Per year
Rank:
1,004,003 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
1.35428E-6
Rank: 1,050,695 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
66.92%
Sample size: 4 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Nyuma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyuma (Arabic: نيومي, Hindi: न्यूमा, Marathi: न्यूमा) is borne by more people in Sierra Leone than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nyuma.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyuma? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 45,203rd most frequent last name globally, held by around 1 in 634,748 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyuma live; 76 percent live in West Africa and 57 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nyuma is also the 94,824th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 5,117 people.

It is most numerous in Sierra Leone, where it is carried by 6,422 people, or 1 in 1,104. Besides Sierra Leone it occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 19 percent reside and Tanzania, where 15 percent reside.

Nyuma Last Name Statistics demography

Nyuma earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year.

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Nyoume731/
Njumga731/
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Niusma731/
Niumaa731/
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Najjuma6715,520/
Nehumai67116/
Nuujoma6777/
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Nyuma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nyuma in the Marathi language
न्यूमाn'yuma-
Nyuma in the Hindi language
न्यूमाn'yuma50
न्युमाn'yuma50
Nyuma in the Arabic language
نيوميnywmy-

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