Ghoum Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Ghoum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Ghoum (6) may also be a first name.
Ghoum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghoum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ghoum (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻗﻮﻣﻪ, Marathi: घोउम) is borne by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghoum? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ghoum is the 8,968,613th most frequent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Ghoum are found; 50 percent are found in North Africa and 50 percent are found in Mahgreb. Ghoum is also the 4,967,096th most frequent forename internationally, borne by 6 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Algeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 19,315,776. Excluding Algeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent live and Mauritania, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghoum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghoum in the Marathi language | ||
| घोउम | gho'uma | - |
| Ghoum in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻗﻮﻣﻪ | qwmh | 33.33 |
| ﻗﻢ | qm | 33.33 |
| ﺍﻟﻘﻮﻡ | alqwm | 33.33 |
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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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- 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 Ghoum
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