Goem Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Goem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Burkina Faso191:965,9009,829
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Goem (12) may also be a first name.

Goem Last Name Facts

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

Goem (Tibetan: མགོནམ་) is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Goem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,746,821st most common family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 46 percent of Goem reside; 46 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 46 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent given name in the world, held by 12 people.

The last name Goem is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 1,404,487. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Sarawak, where 95 percent reside and Penang, where 5 percent reside. Not including Malaysia Goem occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 38 percent reside and Belgium, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gouem898,085/
Goyem8943/
Gohem8914/
Goeme897/
Gojem895/
Goehm894/
Goiem891/
Gowem890/
Gom862,818/
Oem86199/
Ngouem80207/
Goueme8039/
Ngoyem8025/
Ngojem8019/
Ngohem805/
Goetem804/
Goggem801/
Goheam800/
Gomm753,048/
Oyem752,579/
Oehm752,153/
Goen751,911/
Hoem751,558/
Ghom751,262/
Goum75535/
Owem75463/
Goom75285/
Oeme75264/
Ohem75187/
Goim75167/
Geym75148/
Geam75118/
Gaem7577/
Ojem7556/
Gomh7555/
Cgom754/
Oiem752/
Ooem752/
Uoem752/
Qgom752/
Hgom751/
Ggom751/
Ouem751/
Oejm751/
Oemh751/
Oemm751/
Oemt751/
Goym750/
Gouicem732,109/
Goettem737/
Gouisem735/
Ngouyem732/
N'Gouem731/
Goujeme731/
Oehme675,002/
Gojam674,363/
Gouissem671,400/
Gayem67643/
Ngoum67491/
Hojem67453/
Oheim67442/
Goume67388/
Giyem67339/
Gojim67336/
Houem67322/
Hoyem67303/
Ojiem67262/
Oyeme67220/
Ojeem67200/
Hoeme67172/
Aouem67164/
Goeng67163/
Gohen67147/
Goyom67117/
Ngoym6796/
Hoiem6792/
Geame6771/
Goyam6770/
Goene6761/
Yoyem6758/
Goime6749/
Gejam6748/
Ghaem6742/
Gooen6736/
Eggem6730/
Ngoim6727/
Gajem6725/
Oweme6725/
Geyam6722/
Ngeam6721/
Goiam6718/
Gejom6718/
Ghoom6717/
Oehmt6716/
Geyom6715/
Geham6715/
Goyim6715/
Gayom6714/
Giyom6713/
Ouiem6712/
Ohiem679/
Howem678/
Goutm678/
Gijom677/
Gouim677/
Gahem676/
Gohim676/
Goome675/
Uggem675/
Goaim675/
Hoehm674/
Ghoum674/
Aggem674/
Oiiem673/
Gajom673/
Oueme673/
Ghouicem673/
Eoehm672/
Gheam672/
Gheim672/
Ghomm672/
Gaiem672/
Gaiom672/
Goenc672/
Oyiem672/
O'Yem672/
Geeem672/
Gueum671/
Gejem671/
Gieam671/
Ghoim671/
Goend671/
Goenn671/
Gohum671/
Goitm671/
Gooim671/
Goumt671/
Gaeme671/
Geyem671/
Ioyem671/
Gauem671/
Gouém671/
Goyme671/
Goiim671/
Goenh671/
Gueam671/
Ghoen671/
Gaaem671/
Oejim671/
Ohwem671/
Oyemt671/
Gahoueme671/
Goehn671/
Gkgom671/
Hohem671/
Goimm670/
Goomm670/

Goem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Goem in the Tibetan language
མགོནམ་gonam-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Goem
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