Doum Surname

260,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Doum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Doum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon4411:47,0956,176
Mali3231:52,5361,331
Algeria2941:131,40017,877
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Liberia531:83,1806,894
Belgium411:280,40633,354
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Niger161:1,199,50125,520
Mauritania151:272,99112,403
United States141:25,889,924709,614
France121:5,535,227269,324
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Congo61:831,51616,072
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
England11:55,718,059489,080
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Doum (418) may also be a first name.

Doum Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Doum Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Doum (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻭﻡ) is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Doum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 260,307th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 4,829,388 people. The last name Doum is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Doum are found; 40 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Mahgreb. Doum is also the 420,385th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 418 people.

This last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 441 people, or 1 in 47,095. In Cameroon Doum is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 31 percent reside, South Region, where 18 percent reside and Centre Region, where 17 percent reside. Barring Cameroon it occurs in 38 countries. It is also common in Mali, where 21 percent reside and Algeria, where 19 percent reside.

Doum Last Name Statistics demography

Doum earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 103.94% more than the national average, earning $88,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doume89731/
Dhoum89497/
Doğum89197/
Douhm896/
Douem893/
Dohum892/
Hdoum891/
Dgoum891/
Doumh891/
Doumm890/
Doumn890/
Dom8680,760/
Dum8614,069/
Douiem80460/
Douyem80231/
Dhoume80206/
Deyoum80120/
Deioum804/
Deeoum804/
Doumme803/
Doumne802/
Doueme802/
Dayoum801/
Doumhe801/
Douyom801/
Dajoum801/
Dousme801/
Doucem801/
Doumth801/
Dousim801/
Dome7517,440/
Daum7516,158/
Dume7511,852/
Dhum754,663/
Doom754,639/
Dohm753,781/
Dumm751,472/
Dhom75998/
Domm75898/
Duim75884/
Duym75718/
Duhm75596/
Doun75339/
Duem75276/
Doim75188/
Dumt75162/
Doem75129/
Deum7593/
Ødum7555/
Duum7534/
Dumd7525/
Duom7522/
Dumn7514/
Dumg7513/
Ådum759/
Dumc755/
Domd753/
Ddum753/
Domh753/
Domg753/
Domn752/
Dusm752/
Dujm752/
Ddom751/
Dosm751/
Tdom751/
Dumh751/
Dgom751/
Hdom751/
Dayhoum73183/
Deioume73152/
Doumgne7363/
Deyoume7334/
Douyeme7334/
Doumgue7325/
Daihoum7320/
Douyome7311/
Douchem734/
Doumová732/
Deyoumg732/
Doumova732/
Douiahm731/
Ddoumme731/
Douheem731/
Doussem731/
Dhume672,010/
Doung671,420/
Daume671,139/
Doyom67865/
Dhome67808/
Domme67688/
Dayum67538/
Dhoom67463/
Duijm67393/
Dound67351/
Dumne67303/
Dumme67251/
Doune67223/
Dosym67193/
Doome67178/
Dahum67151/
Duyme67151/
Dujam67133/
Dayom67127/
Domne6784/
Dosim6771/
Dounn6767/
Dumhe6766/
Diyom6766/
Douen6749/
Dujom6744/
Dusim6741/
Deyom6740/
Dohun6735/
Dajum6732/
Duiam6726/
Dhoim6723/
Dumhs6723/
Dosem6719/
Dosme6717/
Dumck6715/
Duemm6714/
Dutem6711/
Doime6711/
Duyem6711/
Doehm6710/
Duome6710/
Docem6710/
Doyam679/
Gydom678/
Dijom678/
Doyem677/
Dhumm677/
Dusem676/
Dajom676/
Duime676/
Dount675/
Doyme674/
Dhuum673/
Duyam673/
Domzz673/
Dotim673/
Dhomm672/
Dojem672/
Deium672/
Dumtt672/
Ddume672/
Gydum672/
Dhaum671/
Dojam671/
Doiom671/
Domhe671/
Deyum671/
Daumd671/
Duomg671/
Dottm671/
Doyim671/
Thdum671/
Daumn671/
Dyiom671/
Doemh671/
Dejom671/
Ddome671/
Daium671/
Deume671/
Deuom671/
Doutn671/
Dounh671/
Dumșe671/
Dgoom671/
Tdumt671/
Duyom671/
Dgoun671/
Deaum671/
Htdom671/
Deuem670/
Dutme670/
Dotem670/
Dauhm670/
Duimm670/
Dousn670/
Daumm670/
Dummt670/

Doum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Doum in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﻭﻡaldwm57.14
ﺩﻭﻡdwm35.71
ﺩﻭﻣﻪdwmh7.14

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Doum
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