Chouama Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Chouama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Chouama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chouama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chouama is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chouama? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chouama is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chouama reside; 67 percent reside in Central Africa and 67 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon Chouama is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 50 percent are found and South Region, where 25 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 17 percent are found and Niger, where 17 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Chouama
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