Where Does The Last Name Handoum Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Handoum (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻨﺪﻭﻡ) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Handoum? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 7,593,402^nd most common surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Handoum occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Handoum reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

It is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 1,364,954. In Mauritania Handoum is most common in: Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 33 percent reside, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 33 percent reside and Tiris Zemmour Region, where 33 percent reside. Excluding Mauritania this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 17 percent reside.