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
Houmama (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻤﺎﻡ) occurs most in Mauritania. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Houmama? popularity and diffusion
The last name Houmama is the 5,587,209th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Houmama live; 58 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
This surname is most common in Mauritania, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 682,477. In Mauritania Houmama is mostly concentrated in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Mauritania Houmama exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 33 percent are found and Cameroon, where 8 percent are found.
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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Houmama
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