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
Average Boum Salary in
United States
$36,536 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Boum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Boum (Arabic: بوم, Russian: Боум) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Boum click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boum? popularity and diffusion
It is the 102,475th most common last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,585,283 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Boum reside; 58 percent reside in Central Africa and 54 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Boum is also the 232,444th most commonly held forename internationally. It is borne by 1,168 people.
The last name Boum is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 2,663 people, or 1 in 7,799. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 41 percent reside, Centre Region, where 41 percent reside and East Region, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this surname is found in 52 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 18 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.
Boum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Boum has changed over time. In England it increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Boum Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly 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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Footnotes
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