Foudoum Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Foudoum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foudoum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso121:1,529,34212,810
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Foudoum (237) may also be a first name.

Foudoum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Foudoum is most common in Burkina Faso. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Foudoum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Foudoum are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Foudoum is also the 581,650th most prevalent forename on earth, held by 237 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 1,529,342. In Burkina Faso it is primarily found in: Sahel Region, where 92 percent reside and Centre Region, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Burkina Faso this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 7 percent reside and Niger, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foudoume931/
Foudhoum931/
Fodoum9260/
Foudom921/
Foudoun863/
Feudoum861/
Fodom83123/
Fodum832/
Foudon77364/
Fadoum7733/
Fuddum7721/
Foudam773/
Feudom771/
Phoudom7139/
Foudong7119/
Fadoume713/
Fodoung713/
Fadhoum712/
Foudiem712/
Foudune711/
Foudoungue711/
Fodoune711/
Fadum67340/
Fouedong6753/
Fadom6753/
Vudum6742/
Fodouyan6728/
Fodam679/
Fudon677/
Vodom673/
Fudam672/
Feudoung672/
Fodoueng671/
Fodão671/
Fadoumne671/
Fudoń671/
Foodoung671/
Fodon670/

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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
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  • 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 Foudoum
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