Awoum Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Awoum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 22 | 1:944,049 | 61,779 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Awoum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awoum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Awoum is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Awoum? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,034,050th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Awoum live; 92 percent live in Central Africa and 88 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Awoum is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 944,049. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: West Region, where 68 percent are found, Centre Region, where 14 percent are found and East Region, where 9 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 4 percent are found and Togo, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awoume | 91 | 1,013 | / |
| Awom | 89 | 3,489 | / |
| Awum | 89 | 404 | / |
| Awouyem | 83 | 1 | / |
| Awoujem | 83 | 1 | / |
| Awume | 80 | 1,940 | / |
| Hawom | 80 | 220 | / |
| Aboum | 80 | 145 | / |
| Awuam | 80 | 28 | / |
| Awome | 80 | 20 | / |
| Avoum | 80 | 14 | / |
| Awuem | 80 | 6 | / |
| Awoun | 80 | 3 | / |
| Awhum | 80 | 2 | / |
| Awuom | 80 | 1 | / |
| Awomg | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aiwom | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hawum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abouem | 73 | 1,348 | / |
| Avoume | 73 | 255 | / |
| Abhoum | 73 | 51 | / |
| Awoune | 73 | 48 | / |
| Awoyem | 73 | 15 | / |
| Awojim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haboum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hawhum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awound | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aiwoun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awahum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahwuam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awojam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aweyom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awam | 67 | 5,165 | / |
| Awon | 67 | 2,442 | / |
| Avom | 67 | 1,680 | / |
| Obum | 67 | 1,493 | / |
| Abum | 67 | 628 | / |
| Abom | 67 | 530 | / |
| Owom | 67 | 215 | / |
| Avum | 67 | 163 | / |
| Awun | 67 | 149 | / |
| Awouian | 67 | 12 | / |
| Aswayum | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ovum | 67 | 9 | / |
| Owum | 67 | 7 | / |
| Awoyime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awoyeme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awounne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awousin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awajiom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahouham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiwoune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awouyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awuyome | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Awoum
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