Awoum Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Awoum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awoum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon221:944,04961,779
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awoume911,013/
Awom893,489/
Awum89404/
Awouyem831/
Awoujem831/
Awume801,940/
Hawom80220/
Aboum80145/
Awuam8028/
Awome8020/
Avoum8014/
Awuem806/
Awoun803/
Awhum802/
Awuom801/
Awomg801/
Aiwom801/
Hawum801/
Abouem731,348/
Avoume73255/
Abhoum7351/
Awoune7348/
Awoyem7315/
Awojim731/
Haboum731/
Hawhum731/
Awound731/
Aiwoun731/
Awahum731/
Ahwuam731/
Awojam731/
Aweyom731/
Awam675,165/
Awon672,442/
Avom671,680/
Obum671,493/
Abum67628/
Abom67530/
Owom67215/
Avum67163/
Awun67149/
Awouian6712/
Aswayum6712/
Ovum679/
Owum677/
Awoyime671/
Awoyeme671/
Awounne671/
Awousin671/
Awajiom671/
Ahouham671/
Aiwoune671/
Awouyan671/
Awuyome671/

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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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis