Gouam Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Gouam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Gouam (20) may also be a first name.
Gouam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gouam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gouam (Hindi: गौ़ाम, Marathi: गौतम) occurs most in Cameroon. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gouam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,057,639th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gouam reside; 73 percent reside in Central Africa and 60 percent reside in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held given name globally. It is borne by 20 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 2,076,907. In Cameroon Gouam is most common in: Far North Region, where 80 percent reside, Adamawa Region, where 10 percent reside and Centre Region, where 10 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 27 percent reside and The Congo, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gouam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gouam in the Hindi language | ||
| गौ़ाम | gauama | - |
| Gouam in the Marathi language | ||
| गौतम | gautama | - |
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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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- 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 Gouam
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