Choume Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Choume Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 55 | 1:348,946 | 10,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Choume (22) may also be a first name.
Choume Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Choume Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Choume (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻮﻣﻪ) is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Choume? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,580,327th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Choume reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Choume is also the 2,301,746th most widespread given name at a global level, borne by 22 people.
Choume is most frequent in Niger, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 348,946. In Niger Choume is most numerous in: Maradi Region, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Niger this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Choume Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Choume in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﻮﻣﻪ | shwmh | - |
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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 Choume
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