Bouhom Surname

1,048,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bouhom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bouhom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1831:113,49213,142
Mauritania241:170,6199,051
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
France101:6,642,272293,169
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Bouhom Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bouhom Come From? nationality or country of origin

Bouhom (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻫﻢ) is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bouhom? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,048,281st most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 30,491,824 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Bouhom reside; 77 percent reside in Central Africa and 76 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 113,492. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 39 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 30 percent reside and West Region, where 27 percent reside. Barring Cameroon this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 10 percent reside and Thailand, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouhoum92772/
Bouhome9219/
Buhom91344/
Bouom91113/
Bouhoume862/
Bouhomme861/
Bouhon83324/
Bouham83225/
Buhome8355/
Bauhom835/
Boohom832/
Bouome831/
Pouhom831/
Buom8014,790/
Bouhoun771,362/
Bouhame7717/
Bouhamd774/
Boujham774/
Pouhome771/
Bouyham771/
Bouhone771/
Boohome771/
Bouaham771/
Bouam732,830/
Buhon73394/
Buham7366/
Buhum7335/
Bouon7317/
Buiom7313/
Bujom738/
Buome736/
Buyom735/
Booam733/
Boeum732/
Booom731/
Wouom731/
Buomg731/
Booum731/
Bauom731/
Bouhoune71338/
Bouhatem7154/
Bouhatim718/
Bouachem714/
Bouhoung711/
Bouhan671,457/
Bouame671,192/
Buhion67991/
Bouhachem67362/
Bououn6788/
Bouanh6740/
Mpouom6732/
Bouond6720/
Bauham6716/
Bouone6712/
Vouhon6712/
Bouong6711/
Buhone679/
Bauhon678/
Wouome676/
Buhume675/
Boeham674/
Buhamn673/
Pouhon672/
Boeyum672/
Booham672/
Bouonk672/
Wouham671/
Bouoon671/
Boujum671/
Booaum671/
Bauome671/
Bouhoucin671/
Boujhatem671/
Bouaam671/
Bhuham671/
Boehum671/
Buhamd671/
Bouhouten671/
Bouonq671/
Buhiam671/
Buaham671/
Boohum671/
Houhouame671/
Vauhom670/
Boeahm670/
Boehon670/
Boeeum670/

Bouhom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bouhom in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻮﻫﻢbwhm-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bouhom
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