Goum Surname

585,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 535 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Goum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2611:79,5759,757
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Senegal221:662,6972,512
Ivory Coast141:1,647,94532,915
India111:69,733,217610,955
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Goum (31) may also be a first name.

Goum Last Name Facts

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

Goum (Marathi: गोउम, Russian: Гоум) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Goum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 585,091st most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 13,621,581 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Goum live; 41 percent live in Central Africa and 38 percent live in Mahgreb. Goum is also the 1,874,099th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 31 people.

The surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 261 people, or 1 in 79,575. In Cameroon Goum is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 43 percent are found, Adamawa Region, where 34 percent are found and North Region, where 13 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this last name occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 38 percent are found and Senegal, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gouem898,085/
Ngoum89491/
Goume89388/
Goutm898/
Ghoum894/
Gohum891/
Goumt891/
Gouém891/
Gum8610,440/
Oum867,197/
Gom862,818/
Goucem802,541/
Ngouem80207/
Goueme8039/
Gayoum8016/
Gajoum8012/
N'Goum808/
Goujim806/
Goucim806/
Gousem805/
Goutem803/
Ghoume802/
Goumme802/
Goumne801/
Gouthm801/
Gouyam801/
Goutim801/
Ngom75156,211/
Ngum7523,996/
Gome757,540/
Gumm754,806/
Goun753,163/
Gomm753,048/
Oume752,781/
Gume751,266/
Ghom751,262/
Houm75903/
Gaum75826/
Gohm75486/
Goom75285/
Gotm75222/
Goim75167/
Ghum75119/
Ohum7580/
Gumn7560/
Gomh7555/
Goem7550/
Gumh7521/
Gumø7520/
Guhm7517/
Gomd7515/
Gujm7513/
Gumt759/
Gosm756/
Gomg756/
Oumh756/
Gomn755/
Gusm755/
Gutm754/
Cgom754/
Oumm753/
Gomt753/
Ousm753/
Gumd752/
Gumg752/
Gomk752/
Guum752/
Gomc752/
Oumd752/
Qgom752/
Hgom751/
Ggom751/
Eoum751/
Oumt751/
Oujm751/
Ouem751/
Gumq751/
Goym750/
Goumgue73385/
Goumgne7346/
Ghayoum7328/
Gouchem7315/
Gouiame739/
Goussem738/
Ngouyam733/
Goussim732/
Ngouyem732/
Ngajoum731/
N'Gouem731/
Goujeme731/
Ghoumne731/
Om67200,643/
Um6790,607/
Gautm6711,769/
Ghume674,518/
Gojam674,363/
Eyoum672,472/
Gaume672,356/
Gound671,831/
Gomme671,743/
Ngoun671,577/
Gahum67937/
Goune67723/
N'Gom67651/
Ouyom67525/
Gosim67414/
Gosme67400/
Ouiam67375/
Hohum67363/
Gojim67336/
Houem67322/
Gumme67201/
Aouem67164/
Goyom67117/
Gotim6799/
Ngoym6796/
Gusme6788/
Gutem6785/
Gajum6783/
Goyam6770/
Houme6764/
Ghumm6757/
Gotem6755/
Gouen6754/
Goime6749/
Goyem6743/
Oumme6742/
Gumne6739/
Ghome6737/
Gohun6735/
Ngoom6735/
Gucem6735/
Gusim6730/
Houmt6728/
Ngoim6727/
Gosem6723/
Goung6719/
Ajoum6719/
Goiam6718/
Guume6718/
Gejom6718/
Gaumt6717/
Ghoom6717/
Ngaum6716/
Gayum6716/
Gounh6716/
Ghaum6715/
Geyom6715/
Goyim6715/
Aioum6714/
Gayom6714/
Giyom6713/
Gount6712/
Ouiem6712/
Ayoum6711/
Gouhn678/
Gujam677/
Gijom677/
Gutim677/
Ghumn676/
Gujim676/
Nghom676/
Goome675/
Goimn675/
N'Gum675/
Gojem675/
Goehm674/
Ghoun674/
Nguum674/
Outme674/
Gouyn673/
Gusem673/
Gajom673/
Oueme673/
Ehoum673/
Gomzz673/
Gocim673/
Gotme673/
Ghomm672/
Gomhe672/
Gocem672/
Gaiom672/
Gomne672/
Houmm672/
Gaium672/
Gueum671/
Gaujm671/
Gaumm671/
Ghoim671/
Ghosm671/
Gutme671/
Gohme671/
Goitm671/
Gothm671/
Gootm671/
Gottm671/
Ghusm671/
Kgome671/
Houmø671/
Oumhe671/
Ouyam671/
Ouyme671/
Ngumm671/
Ng'om671/
Nngum671/
Gauem671/
Gaumd671/
Goyme671/
Gombp671/
Gomdt671/
Goiem671/
Goiim671/
Gueam671/
Ggume671/
Ghumq671/
Auoum671/
Ouhmd671/
Ghomd671/
Ghoussim671/
Gahoueme671/
Gkgom671/
Iouum671/
Gounn670/
Gauum670/
Goimm670/
Gowem670/
Gauhm670/
Gomnd670/
Goomm670/

Goum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Goum in the Marathi language
गोउमgo'uma-
Goum in the Russian language
Гоумgoum-

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Footnotes

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