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
Ghoum (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻗﻮﻣﻪ, Marathi: घोउम) is more commonly found in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghoum? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Ghoum occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Ghoum are found; 50 percent are found in North Africa and 50 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 4,967,096th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 6 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Algeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 19,315,776. Excluding Algeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 25 percent reside and Mauritania, where 25 percent reside.
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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