Houmama Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Houmama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 6 | 1:682,477 | 21,744 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
Houmama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houmama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Houmama (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻤﺎﻡ) is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Houmama? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,587,209th most common last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Houmama is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Houmama live; 58 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
The last name Houmama is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 682,477. In Mauritania it is mostly concentrated in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Mauritania this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 33 percent reside and Cameroon, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Houmama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Houmama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﻤﺎﻡ | hmam | 66.67 |
| ﺣﻤﺎﻣﻪ | hmamh | 33.33 |
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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
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