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
The last name Houme (Arabic: هومي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻮﻡ) is held by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Houmè. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Houme? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,394,033rd most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The surname Houme is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Houme reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 56 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Houme is also the 256,274th most frequently occurring forename in the world, borne by 988 people.
The last name Houme is most frequently used in Benin, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 303,988. In Benin it is most numerous in: Kouffo Department, where 35 percent are found, Zou Department, where 35 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 15 percent are found. Beside Benin Houme occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 16 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent are found.
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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