Houmma Surname
Approximately 1,046 people bear this surname
Houmma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 853 | 1:24,348 | 3,299 |
| Niger | 187 | 1:102,631 | 4,199 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Houmma (1,019) may also be a first name.
Houmma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houmma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Houmma (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻤﻪ) is found most in Cameroon. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Houmma? popularity and diffusion
The last name Houmma is the 349,113th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,967,061 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Houmma are found; 74 percent are found in Central Africa and 70 percent are found in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Houmma is also the 251,554th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 1,019 people.
The surname Houmma is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 853 people, or 1 in 24,348. In Cameroon Houmma is mostly concentrated in: Adamawa Region, where 90 percent live, North Region, where 4 percent live and East Region, where 3 percent live. Beside Cameroon this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 18 percent live and Chad, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Houmma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Houmma in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﻤﻪ | hmh | - |
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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 Houmma
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