Boum Surname
Approximately 4,597 people bear this surname
Boum Surname Definition:
Armorially identified with Bohun of Midhurst. See Boon.
Boum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2,663 | 1:7,799 | 997 |
| Morocco | 818 | 1:42,147 | 6,853 |
| India | 395 | 1:1,941,938 | 67,255 |
| Algeria | 220 | 1:175,598 | 21,726 |
| France | 161 | 1:412,563 | 60,334 |
| Palestine | 116 | 1:39,214 | 4,582 |
| Benin | 30 | 1:344,520 | 26,827 |
| South Sudan | 25 | 1:456,603 | 797 |
| United States | 23 | 1:15,759,084 | 542,937 |
| Ivory Coast | 20 | 1:1,153,562 | 26,783 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Congo | 13 | 1:383,777 | 9,863 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Lebanon | 8 | 1:704,635 | 14,756 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23 | 1:2,183,421 | 107,224 |
Boum (1,168) may also be a first name.
Boum Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Armorially identified with Bohun of Midhurst. See Boon.
Boum Demographics
Boum Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Boum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Boum (Arabic: بوم, Russian: Боум) occurs most in Cameroon. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Boum? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 102,475th most widespread last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,585,283 people. The last name Boum occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Boum reside; 58 percent reside in Central Africa and 54 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 232,444th most numerous given name on earth. It is borne by 1,168 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2,663 people, or 1 in 7,799. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Littoral Region, where 41 percent live, Centre Region, where 41 percent live and East Region, where 9 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this surname exists in 52 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 18 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.
Boum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Boum has changed over time. In England it rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Boum Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Boum surname is principally Jewish (83%) in Lebanon.
Boum earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.33% less than the national average, earning $36,536 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Boum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boum in the Russian language | ||
| Боум | boum | - |
| Boum in the Arabic language | ||
| بوم | bwm | - |
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