Goualem Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Goualem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 35 | 1:593,402 | 45,326 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Goualem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goualem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Goualem is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Goualem click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goualem? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,228,735th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Goualem live; 95 percent live in Central Africa and 95 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
Goualem is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 593,402. In Cameroon Goualem is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 91 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 9 percent are found. Not including Cameroon this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 3 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghoualem | 93 | 1,258 | / |
| Ngoualem | 93 | 165 | / |
| Oualem | 92 | 5 | / |
| Houalem | 86 | 124 | / |
| Goualim | 86 | 3 | / |
| Gohalem | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ouhalem | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ouallem | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oalem | 83 | 6 | / |
| Ghoualim | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghaoulem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngaoulem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oualim | 77 | 517 | / |
| Goalen | 77 | 270 | / |
| Ohalem | 77 | 122 | / |
| Oallem | 77 | 13 | / |
| Aoulem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Goualin | 71 | 198 | / |
| Ouahlim | 71 | 136 | / |
| Ohallem | 71 | 23 | / |
| Gohalim | 71 | 13 | / |
| Oualime | 71 | 11 | / |
| Kgoalne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goualengue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gohaluim | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ngouolen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ayuhalem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gohalaim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouailnt | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Goualem
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