Umem Surname

953,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Umem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Umem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2211:801,55135,769
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Umem (360) may also be a first name.

Umem Last Name Facts

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

Umem (Hindi: उमेम, Marathi: उमेम, Oriya: ଉେମମ୍) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Umem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Umem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 953,750th most common family name globally It is held by around 1 in 26,596,883 people. The surname Umem occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Umem reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 81 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Umem is also the 458,892nd most numerous first name worldwide, held by 360 people.

Umem is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 221 people, or 1 in 801,551. In Nigeria Umem is mostly found in: Akwa Ibom, where 67 percent are found, Benue, where 10 percent are found and Cross River, where 7 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found and Indonesia, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Umeme8982/
Umiem897/
Aumem896/
Ummem895/
Oumem891/
Gumem891/
Umeem891/
Houmem802/
Humeme801/
Aumemt801/
Oumeme801/
Imem75726/
Umen75659/
Omem75100/
Umim7576/
Umne7531/
Ummn752/
Umjm751/
Oumhemd731/
Houmeme731/
Homem676,263/
Humen672,100/
Gumen67949/
Umiom67460/
Humne67402/
Aumen67215/
Ummen67130/
Umeng6774/
Oumne6760/
Umuen6741/
Usmen6740/
Umend6739/
Oumen6729/
Eumen6728/
Jimem6716/
Imiem6713/
Imeam6713/
Umoen679/
Umoim677/
Uimen677/
Umaim676/
Umeen675/
Usmim675/
Ummin674/
Humim672/
Umien672/
Gumim671/
Oumim671/
Umaen671/
Imhem671/
Immem671/
Omeem671/
Humeń671/

Umem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Umem in the Hindi language
उमेमumema-
Umem in the Oriya language
ଉେମମ୍uemam-
Umem in the Marathi language
उमेमumema-

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