Choum Surname
Approximately 1,315 people bear this surname
Choum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 924 | 1:57,296 | 6,218 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Cameroon | 72 | 1:288,459 | 27,220 |
| Cambodia | 45 | 1:344,159 | 3,673 |
| United States | 40 | 1:9,061,473 | 385,835 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Choum (133) may also be a first name.
Choum Demographics
Average Choum Salary in
United States
$30,195 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Choum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Choum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Choum (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻮﻡ) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Choum? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 291,033rd most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 5,541,860 people. The last name Choum is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Choum live; 70 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 804,402nd most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 133 people.
This surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 924 people, or 1 in 57,296. In Tanzania Choum is most frequent in: Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 45 percent live, Zanzibar South Region, where 17 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 16 percent live. Apart from Tanzania Choum occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 16 percent live and Cameroon, where 5 percent live.
Choum Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Choum are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.
Choum earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.02% less than the national average, earning $30,195 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Choum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Choum in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﻮﻡ | shwm | 75 |
| ﺷﻢ | shm | 25 |
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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 Choum
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