Avom Surname

238,586th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,680 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Avom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Avom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,6041:12,9481,761
Nigeria481:3,690,474107,175
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Avom (83) may also be a first name.

Avom Last Name Facts

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

Avom (Russian: Авом) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Avom? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 238,586th most prevalent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,337,825 people. The last name Avom is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Avom live; 95 percent live in Central Africa and 90 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Avom is also the 1,052,971st most commonly held first name globally, borne by 83 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1,604 people, or 1 in 12,948. In Cameroon it is most common in: Centre Region, where 66 percent are found, East Region, where 25 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon Avom is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Avome893,302/
Avoum8914/
Gavom8913/
Havom891/
Avoume80255/
Avotem801/
Avon754,737/
Awom753,489/
Abom75530/
Avam7544/
Evom7541/
Ovom7517/
Avong671,710/
Aboim67674/
Gavon67654/
Avond67331/
Hawom67220/
Avone67158/
Avont67153/
Aboum67145/
Ajuom67134/
Ampom67123/
Abome6780/
Abuom6775/
Avame6744/
Havam6732/
Gabom6732/
Ovome6729/
Awoum6724/
Havon6721/
Awome6720/
Gavam6714/
Aavam6711/
Abhom6711/
Avaam676/
Aivon676/
Abgom676/
Aabom675/
Avoun675/
Avonc672/
Aïvon672/
Avonn672/
Avoin672/
Ayuom672/
Ayvon672/
Aiwom671/
Avaum671/
Avamt671/
Avohn671/
Aavon671/
Awuom671/
Abomm671/
Eavon671/
Govom671/
Euvom671/
Awomg671/
Auvam671/
Avonh671/
Asbom671/

Avom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Avom in the Russian language
Авомavom-

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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 Avom
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