Fadoume Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fadoume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fadoume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Fadoume (196) may also be a first name.

Fadoume Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fadoume (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﺩﻭﻣﻲ) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Fadoume.

How Common Is The Last Name Fadoume? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fadoume is the 10,311,814th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fadoume live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Fadoume is also the 648,004th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 196 people.

This surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa Region, where 50 percent are found and Far North Region, where 50 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fadoum9233/
Fadume9212/
Fadoumieh882/
Fadouma8625/
Fadoumi865/
Fadhoum862/
Fadoumy861/
Fadum83340/
Fadom8353/
Foudoume801/
Fatdoumi801/
Fadoomer801/
Fadime77125/
Fodoum7760/
Faduma7753/
Fadoma7742/
Fadumi7712/
Fadomi771/
Fadame771/
Fadameh71278/
Fodoumi7149/
Foudoum7114/
Fadhime7113/
Fadimey7112/
Fadumiy713/
Faaduma711/
Fadhuma711/
Feudoum711/
Faddime711/
Fadomai711/
Fadam672,492/
Fadayomi672,304/
Vadum67137/
Fodom67123/
Fadoyomi6712/
Fahdhomi678/
Fodum672/
Fadeyomi671/
Fadayumi671/
Foudhoum671/
Fadoyami671/
Foudoumi671/

Fadoume Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fadoume in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﺎﺩﻭﻣﻲfadwmy-

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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 Fadoume
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