Joumou Surname
Approximately 88 people bear this surname
Joumou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 56 | 1:342,715 | 9,958 |
| Cameroon | 22 | 1:944,049 | 61,779 |
| Mauritania | 10 | 1:409,486 | 16,302 |
Joumou (30) may also be a first name.
Joumou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Joumou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Joumou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻤﻮ) is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Joumou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,994,173rd most common last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. The surname Joumou is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Joumou reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 64 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most numerous forename in the world. It is borne by 30 people.
The last name Joumou is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 342,715. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Maradi Region, where 64 percent live, Tahoua Region, where 34 percent live and Agadez Region, where 2 percent live. Not including Niger this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 25 percent live and Mauritania, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Joumou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Joumou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﻤﻮ | jmw | 66.67 |
| ﺟﻮﻣﻮ | jwmw | 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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Joumou
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