Yanum Surname

458,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 737 people bear this surname

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

Yanum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yanum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3081:575,13927,820
Indonesia2441:542,00543,754
Papua New Guinea1551:52,6056,626
Belarus131:730,85159,297
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Yanum (291) may also be a first name.

Yanum Last Name Facts

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

Yanum (Hindi: यानूम, Marathi: यानुम, Oriya: ଯାନୁମ, Russian: Янум) is most common in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yanum? popularity and diffusion

Yanum is the 458,583rd most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 9,888,122 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 50 percent of Yanum live; 50 percent live in Oceania Islands and 50 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 517,703rd most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 291 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 308 people, or 1 in 575,139. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 81 percent are found, Nasarawa, where 10 percent are found and Taraba, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 33 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yangum9130/
Yamnum916/
Yaanum912/
Yanoum912/
Yannum911/
Yanaum910/
Yaneum910/
Yangoum8311/
Yangnum834/
Yiamnum831/
Yanguum831/
Janum80468/
Yanun8091/
Yanom8059/
Yangun73578/
Iamnum73127/
Jangum7384/
Yotnum7374/
Jannum7327/
Yanung7324/
Yanune7320/
Yaanun7317/
Yamnun7312/
Jainum735/
Jahnum734/
Yongum733/
Janoum733/
Ajonum731/
Yoanun731/
Oyonum731/
Janume731/
Yanoun731/
Iagnum731/
Iatnum731/
Yoonum731/
Yanunt731/
Janumd731/
Janaum731/
Ihangum6742/
Jahanum6719/
Yanhoun6718/
Yangoun6716/
Yanguun6715/
Yangaun6710/
Yanutin678/
Jhangum673/
Yanoune672/
Yamnoun672/
Yanhung672/
Yanutyn672/
Ijangum671/
Jangoum671/
Yonutem671/
Janhoum671/
Yanusin671/
Yannoun671/
Yongnum671/
Janngum671/

Yanum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yanum in the Oriya language
ଯାନୁମyanuma-
Yanum in the Marathi language
यानुमyanuma-
Yanum in the Hindi language
यानूमyanuma50
यानुमyanuma50
Yanum in the Russian language
Янумanum-

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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 Yanum
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