Numan is a city located in Nigeria. While it serves as a geographic location within the country, the name also exists as a surname of multiple origins.
The name may be a spelling variant of the surname Newman or an Arabic surname, transliterated as Noman. Notable individuals with this surname include Ahmad Muhammad Numan, who served twice as Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic, and Yasin Said Numan, who served as Prime Minister of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen from 1986 to 1990.