Nyume Surname

568,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 555 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nyume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3191:169,83618,888
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Zimbabwe651:237,51126,018
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Nyume (13) may also be a first name.

Nyume Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyume occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyume? popularity and diffusion

Nyume is the 568,972nd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 13,130,713 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyume reside; 69 percent reside in Southern Africa and 69 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 13 people.

Nyume is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 319 people, or 1 in 169,836. In South Africa Nyume is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 64 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 12 percent reside and Western Cape, where 12 percent reside. Beside South Africa it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 12 percent reside.

Nyume Last Name Statistics demography

Nyume earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.73% less than the national average, earning R 117,096 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyumea9175/
Nyumeh9119/
Nyumes916/
Nyumei911/
Nyoume911/
Nyoumea8320/
N'Youme837/
Nyuma8011,481/
Njume803,297/
Nyumi8087/
Gnume806/
Nhume803/
Njoume73823/
Nyoumi73368/
Nyumai73187/
Nyumaa73176/
Nayome7320/
Nhaume7318/
Neyome7313/
Nyumay735/
Njumea734/
Nioume732/
Gnoume732/
Njumhe731/
Nhumee731/
Ngnume731/
Nojume731/
Nujume731/
Nuyome731/
Neyuma731/
Néaume731/
Njeume731/
Niumie731/
Nhuume731/
Neiume731/
Niumei731/
Nyumoi731/
Nuyuma731/
Nyumui731/
Nyhome731/
Njumei731/
Nehume731/
Nhoume731/
Nioiume6755/
Nehaume678/
Njoumme678/
Naiyuma677/
Hnuyome673/
Njeumeu673/
Nehumie673/
Nayomee671/
Najjume671/
Njumeha671/
Nyoumai671/
Naiyumi671/
Néaumet671/

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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 Nyume
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