Gouyoum Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Gouyoum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gouyoum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724

Gouyoum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gouyoum is found in Chad more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gouyoum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gouyoum is the 5,587,209th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gouyoum live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Chadic Africa.

This last name is most frequent in Chad, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 1,510,244. Besides Chad it occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngouyoum9342/
Goyoum922/
Gououm921/
Gouayom861/
Goujoum861/
Goueoum861/
Ngoyoum861/
Ngououm861/
Houyoum861/
Goyom83117/
Gouom831/
Gayoum7716/
Gueyum774/
Auyoum771/
Oujoum771/
Ouoyum771/
Oayoum771/
Oyoume771/
Oyom733,594/
Uyum73191/
Oyum73190/
Uyom73110/
Ouom731/
Ghayoum7128/
Gueyoun7119/
Ghoyume7116/
Goujoun711/
Ghiyoum711/
Ngojoum711/
Oyeoume711/
Ojuyeum711/
Ouayhom711/
Eyoum672,472/
Goyon672,340/
Hoyum67170/
Gouon6781/
Hoyom6733/
Gayom6714/
Ayoum6711/
Geyum6710/
Uyaum673/
Yojum673/
Yeoum673/
Ohyum671/
Auoum671/
Iyoum671/
Geoum671/
Gujum671/
Yoyum671/
Huyum671/
Ghayyoum671/

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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 Gouyoum
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