Goumar Surname
Approximately 14,236 people bear this surname
Goumar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 13,542 | 1:1,417 | 176 |
| Burkina Faso | 473 | 1:38,799 | 1,960 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Algeria | 68 | 1:568,111 | 38,491 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Goumar (8,941) may also be a first name.
Goumar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goumar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Goumar occurs most in Niger. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Goumar? popularity and diffusion
Goumar is the 37,032nd most frequent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 511,910 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Goumar live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 65,999th most common forename world-wide. It is borne by 8,941 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Niger, where it is carried by 13,542 people, or 1 in 1,417. In Niger Goumar is most common in: Tahoua Region, where 49 percent reside, Tillabéri Region, where 41 percent reside and Maradi Region, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Niger Goumar exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 3 percent reside and Morocco, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Goumar
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