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 most frequently in Niger. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Choume? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,580,327th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Choume are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Choume is also the 2,301,746th most numerous first name globally, held by 22 people.
The surname Choume is most numerous in Niger, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 348,946. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Maradi Region, where 100 percent live. Excluding Niger this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 2 percent live.
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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