Nyumu Surname
Approximately 1,243 people bear this surname
Nyumu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,077 | 1:42,878 | 4,468 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nyumu (334) may also be a first name.
Nyumu Demographics
Nyumu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nyumu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyumu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyumu is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyumu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 304,684th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,862,869 people. The surname Nyumu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyumu are found; 87 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 478,963rd most numerous forename at a global level It is held by 334 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,077 people, or 1 in 42,878. In Kenya Nyumu is most common in: Machakos County, where 29 percent are found, Makueni County, where 20 percent are found and Kitui County, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 8 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found.
Nyumu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| N'Yumu | 91 | 21 | / |
| Noyumu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nyummu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nyumuh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nyumui | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nyoumou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ngeyumu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Njumu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Neyoumou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyumoo | 73 | 102 | / |
| Nujumu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Njumuh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nijumu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njoumu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njumou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nehumu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gnoumou | 67 | 22,681 | / |
| Nioumou | 67 | 183 | / |
| Njoumou | 67 | 39 | / |
| Njeumou | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ngeumou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Njeumeu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngeumeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njoummou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gnioumou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Njomu | 60 | 64 | / |
| Nihomu | 55 | 2 | / |
| Najomu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Noyomou | 50 | 41 | / |
| Najjomu | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Nyumu
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