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
The surname Chouama is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chouama.
How Common Is The Last Name Chouama? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most widespread last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chouama live; 67 percent live in Central Africa and 67 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Chouama is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon Chouama is most common in: Centre Region, where 50 percent reside and South Region, where 25 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 17 percent reside and Niger, where 17 percent reside.
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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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- 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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