The Nahum surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 269 people carried this name — #72,332 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,111,100 people counted. That is up 51% from 178 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 143 people named Nahum live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 138 people named Nahum.
Most of them — 120 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 5 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
42 people named Nahum live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In print
Nahum in American newspapers,
1893–1912.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 16,088 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Nahum,
with a public archive behind them.
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Baron 1906–1956 · photographer -
Baron 1906–1956 · photographer
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Eileen Reba Nahum 1900–
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Bernar Nahum 1911–1995 · businessperson
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Bernar Nahum 1911–1995 · businessperson
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Jacques Nahum 1921–2017 · screenwriter
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Nahum.
- Nagel 14,545 · U.S. census
- Nageotte 306 · U.S. census
- Nagera 209 · U.S. census
- Nagy 15,497 · U.S. census
- Nahmias 351 · U.S. census
- Nahon 141 · U.S. census
- Nail 7,133 · U.S. census
- Naillon 399 · U.S. census
- Naim 786 · U.S. census
- Naimi 388 · U.S. census
- Nain 124 · U.S. census
- Najar 3,296 · U.S. census
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