Bouhoum Surname

442,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 772 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Bouhoum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bouhoum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco4091:84,29414,399
Mauritania1851:22,1341,961
Algeria1621:238,46626,068
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Bouhoum (29) may also be a first name.

Bouhoum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bouhoum (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻫﻢ) is found most in Morocco. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bouhoum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bouhoum is the 442,751st most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,439,826 people. Bouhoum is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bouhoum are found; 74 percent are found in North Africa and 74 percent are found in Mahgreb. Bouhoum is also the 1,951,561st most frequently occurring given name world-wide, held by 29 people.

It is most frequently held in Morocco, where it is borne by 409 people, or 1 in 84,294. Outside of Morocco Bouhoum is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 24 percent reside and Algeria, where 21 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouhoume932/
Bouhom92239/
Bouhoun861,362/
Bouhome8619/
Buhom83344/
Bouom83113/
Buhum8335/
Booum831/
Bouhoune80338/
Bouayoum802/
Bouhomme801/
Bouhoung801/
Bouhon77324/
Bouham77225/
Bououn7788/
Buhome7755/
Bauhom775/
Buhume775/
Boohom772/
Bouhun772/
Bouome771/
Boehum771/
Pouhom771/
Booaum771/
Boohum771/
Boujum771/
Houhouame751/
Bouhouten751/
Bouhoucin751/
Bouayom71290/
Bououne71249/
Bouhame7117/
Boujham714/
Bouhamd714/
Bouhuin711/
Buajoum711/
Bouhung711/
Boohome711/
Vouhoun711/
Beuheum711/
Bouhone711/
Boujoun711/
Bouyyom711/
Bouyham711/
Bouaham711/
Boohoun711/
Pouhome711/
Bauhoun711/
Bouhaim711/
Boujume711/
Bouheim710/
Bouam672,830/
Bouayoun67859/
Buhon67394/
Bouhaimd67285/
Buium67224/
Buhun67108/
Buham6766/
Bujum6758/
Bouhatem6754/
Buyum6734/
Bouon6717/
Bouhatim678/
Bouachem674/
Bouchouiane673/
Booam673/
Beuum673/
Boeum672/
Bouaioun672/
Bouaouen671/
Bouun671/
Wouayoum671/
Wouom671/
Booom671/
Bouongue671/
Boujoune671/
Booun671/

Bouhoum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bouhoum in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻮﻫﻢbwhm92.75
ﺑﻮﻫﻮﻡbwhwm5.8

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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 Bouhoum
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