Apouma Surname

209,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,971 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Apouma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apouma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,9701:10,5431,407
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Apouma (23) may also be a first name.

Apouma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Apouma is most common in Cameroon. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Apouma? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 209,614th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,697,385 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Apouma are found; 100 percent are found in Central Africa and 67 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Apouma is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 23 people.

Apouma is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1,970 people, or 1 in 10,543. In Cameroon Apouma is primarily concentrated in: East Region, where 96 percent live, Centre Region, where 3 percent live and South Region, where 1 percent live. Not including Cameroon Apouma is found in one country. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apfouma9216/
Appouma9215/
Apoumah922/
Apoma91464/
Apuma91159/
Apomah83453/
Opouma8378/
Apomai8311/
Aipoma836/
Apuoma833/
Hapuma831/
Aypoma831/
Atpuma831/
Eapoma831/
Appoma831/
Apuima831/
Aupuma831/
Apumma831/
Apoumo831/
Apooma831/
Gapuma831/
Opfouma779/
Apojama773/
Apoumou771/
Apama731,281/
Opoma73285/
Apomo73132/
Opuma7329/
Apumo7322/
Apome7312/
Apumi734/
Apume734/
Apomi731/
Haapomaa713/
Aposmaha711/
Apamma6786/
Aupama6759/
Appama6742/
Aipama6726/
Appomo6725/
Apaama6723/
Apamat6720/
Appojamma6719/
Apomou6719/
Aphomo6716/
Opuoma6712/
Opomea676/
Oupama675/
Gapama674/
Apamah673/
Hasspoumi672/
Apamad672/
Apamai671/
Apumit671/
Oppoma671/
Opomat671/
Hapume671/
Gopoma671/
Apeama671/
Atpumi671/
Aipume671/
Apomgi671/
Apomed671/
Apoime671/
Apaima671/
Apaema671/
Hapama671/
Aipome671/

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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 Apouma
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