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
Choum (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻮﻡ) is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Choum? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 291,033rd most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,541,860 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Choum are found; 70 percent are found in East Africa and 70 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Choum is also the 804,402nd most frequently held forename world-wide, borne by 133 people.
The surname Choum is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 924 people, or 1 in 57,296. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 45 percent are found, Zanzibar South Region, where 17 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 16 percent are found and Cameroon, where 5 percent are found.
Choum Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Choum last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% 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
- 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 Choum
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