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 surname Awoum occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Awoum click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awoum? popularity and diffusion
Awoum is the 4,034,050th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Awoum reside; 92 percent reside in Central Africa and 88 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 944,049. In Cameroon Awoum is most numerous in: West Region, where 68 percent reside, Centre Region, where 14 percent reside and East Region, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 4 percent reside and Togo, where 4 percent reside.
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
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- 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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