Bawoum Surname
Approximately 138 people bear this surname
Bawoum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 134 | 1:136,956 | 3,674 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bawoum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bawoum Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bawoum is held by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bawoum.
How Common Is The Last Name Bawoum? popularity and diffusion
Bawoum is the 1,511,557th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 52,808,304 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bawoum are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most frequent in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 134 people, or 1 in 136,956. In Burkina Faso it is primarily found in: Centre-Sud Region, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Burkina Faso this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 1 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bawom | 91 | 3 | / |
| Bawum | 91 | 2 | / |
| Baiwoumg | 86 | 1 | / |
| Baboum | 83 | 14 | / |
| Bawume | 83 | 11 | / |
| Bawoun | 83 | 3 | / |
| Bowoum | 83 | 2 | / |
| Bawwom | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bawome | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bawhom | 83 | 1 | / |
| Baouham | 77 | 136 | / |
| Bowoume | 77 | 20 | / |
| Babhoum | 77 | 2 | / |
| Beawhom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baivoum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bawon | 73 | 5,226 | / |
| Bawun | 73 | 99 | / |
| Babum | 73 | 78 | / |
| Bawam | 73 | 14 | / |
| Babom | 73 | 9 | / |
| Bavum | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bovum | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bobum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baiwoune | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bawongue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baboun | 67 | 332 | / |
| Beawon | 67 | 89 | / |
| Bawone | 67 | 73 | / |
| Baboim | 67 | 33 | / |
| Bawune | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bovoum | 67 | 16 | / |
| Baboom | 67 | 14 | / |
| Bhawon | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bawoon | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bavume | 67 | 5 | / |
| Baabum | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bajwam | 67 | 3 | / |
| Babumm | 67 | 3 | / |
| Baubom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bowoun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bavoun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baywon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bowome | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bayuam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baubam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bawame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhavum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhawam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boboum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahuom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bawgon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beabom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baibum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhavom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baawam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bajuam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baiwun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bowoom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Babeum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bawhun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahvom | 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 Bawoum
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