Bouamou Surname
Approximately 120 people bear this surname
Bouamou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 108 | 1:37,915 | 2,975 |
| Guinea | 11 | 1:1,075,802 | 1,333 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Bouamou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bouamou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bouamou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻋﻢ) is most common in Mauritania. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bouamou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,658,108th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. The last name Bouamou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bouamou reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
Bouamou is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is held by 108 people, or 1 in 37,915. In Mauritania it is most prevalent in: Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 39 percent are found, Adrar Region, where 35 percent are found and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Mauritania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Guinea, where 9 percent are found and Algeria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bouamoud | 93 | 3,075 | / |
| Bouhamou | 93 | 816 | / |
| Bouamout | 93 | 11 | / |
| Bouaamou | 93 | 6 | / |
| Bouamouz | 93 | 1 | / |
| Boamou | 92 | 727 | / |
| Bouamo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bouhammou | 88 | 49 | / |
| Bouammoud | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bouamouch | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bouhamoud | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bohamou | 86 | 681 | / |
| Wouamou | 86 | 18 | / |
| Baoumou | 86 | 7 | / |
| Boamoud | 86 | 1 | / |
| Boamo | 83 | 16 | / |
| Boamu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bouhammoud | 82 | 2 | / |
| Bouammouch | 82 | 2 | / |
| Bouhammout | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bouhamouch | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bahoumou | 80 | 10 | / |
| Bououmou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bouhammouch | 78 | 5 | / |
| Bouama | 77 | 495 | / |
| Wouamo | 77 | 5 | / |
| Buhamu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Bouomo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Buhamo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Boamoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boamuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baoumo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bouhoumou | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bouhama | 71 | 573 | / |
| Bouamad | 71 | 90 | / |
| Bouyaoumad | 71 | 27 | / |
| Bouaima | 71 | 9 | / |
| Bouhoumout | 71 | 8 | / |
| Bohammouch | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bojjamu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bouamaa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bouatma | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bahomou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bayomou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boyomou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouomeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouamai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouaïma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wouamoe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buhaimo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buaimoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouamay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boama | 67 | 1,841 | / |
| Buhamood | 67 | 207 | / |
| Bouhamad | 67 | 65 | / |
| Baomo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Boujaama | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bouhoumoutt | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bouhaima | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bougiama | 67 | 5 | / |
| Voamo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bouhouma | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bohamayo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bouahmad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bouhamma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Biouhama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouhamaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouhamye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouhaouma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bohameau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boueaima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahhamou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouathma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouhamae | 67 | 1 | / |
Bouamou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bouamou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﻋﻢ | bwm | 81.25 |
| ﺑﻮﻋﻤﻮ | bwmw | 15.63 |
| ﺑﻌﻤﻮ | bmw | 3.13 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bouamou
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