Boume Surname
Approximately 184 people bear this surname
Boume Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 91 | 1:228,232 | 22,810 |
| United States | 36 | 1:10,068,304 | 413,125 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Mauritania | 11 | 1:372,260 | 15,230 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
The alternate forms: Boumé (1) are calculated separately.
Boume (26) may also be a first name.
Boume Demographics
Boume Political Affiliation
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Boume Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boume Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Boume (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻢ) is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may also occur as a variant: Boumé. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boume? popularity and diffusion
Boume is the 1,252,959th most common last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 39,606,228 people. The last name Boume is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Boume live; 48 percent live in Central Africa and 46 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 26 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 228,232. In Cameroon Boume is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 40 percent live, Centre Region, where 22 percent live and West Region, where 16 percent live. Aside from Cameroon Boume is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and New Caledonia, where 11 percent live.
Boume Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Boume has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Boume surname rose 189 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Boume Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Boume last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the party.
Boume earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.16% less than the national average, earning $21,935 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Boume Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boume in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻢ | bm | 83.33 |
| ﻳﻮﻣﻪ | ywmh | 16.67 |
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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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Boume
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