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

The surname Bouhom (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻫﻢ) is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Bouhom.

How Common Is The Last Name Bouhom? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,048,281st most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 30,491,824 people. Bouhom occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Bouhom live; 77 percent live in Central Africa and 76 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 113,492. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 39 percent live, Littoral Region, where 30 percent live and West Region, where 27 percent live. Not including Cameroon Bouhom occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 10 percent live and Thailand, where 7 percent live.

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
  • 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 Bouhom
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