Houme Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Houme Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 34 | 1:303,988 | 24,879 |
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Houmè (1) are calculated separately.
Houme (988) may also be a first name.
Houme Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houme Come From? nationality or country of origin
Houme (Arabic: هومي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻮﻡ) is held by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Houmè. Click here to see other potential spellings of Houme.
How Common Is The Last Name Houme? popularity and diffusion
The last name Houme is the 2,394,033rd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Houme are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 56 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Houme is also the 256,274th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 988 people.
It is most frequently used in Benin, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 303,988. In Benin it is most common in: Kouffo Department, where 35 percent reside, Zou Department, where 35 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 15 percent reside. Besides Benin it is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 16 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Houme Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Houme in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﻮﻡ | hwm | - |
| Houme in the Arabic language | ||
| هومي | hwmy | - |
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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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- 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 Houme
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