Ghogomu Surname

1,181,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ghogomu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghogomu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1561:133,13514,968
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Ghogomu Last Name Facts

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

Ghogomu is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghogomu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,181,191st most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 36,256,447 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Ghogomu are found; 78 percent are found in Central Africa and 77 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Ghogomu is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 156 people, or 1 in 133,135. In Cameroon it is most common in: Centre Region, where 21 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 20 percent reside and Northwest Region, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Ghogomu Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ghogomu earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 37.33% less than the national average, earning $27,042 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.61% more than the national average, earning $53,464 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gogomou861/
Gogomau861/
Gongomeu8011/
Gogumu772/
Gugomu771/
Gogamu771/
Ghoghamui751/
Ngogoumou751/
Gogumus7116/
Ghangamu671/
Ghaghamu671/
Gagamu6224/
Gegemu622/
Gegamu621/
Ngangoumou596/
Gugumus5793/
Gaghamu5715/
Gangamu5710/
Gungamu573/
Ngugamu571/

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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 Ghogomu
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