Kanoum Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kanoum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanoum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kanoum (35) may also be a first name.

Kanoum Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kanoum Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kanoum is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanoum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,057,639th most common last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. Kanoum is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Kanoum are found; 53 percent are found in Central Africa and 53 percent are found in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 35 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 2,307,674. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 89 percent live and North Region, where 11 percent live. Other than Cameroon this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 20 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khanoum9223/
Kangoum9214/
Kahnoum921/
Kanom911,547/
Kanum91673/
Khanom83269,059/
Khanum8362,762/
Kanome83955/
Kanhom83381/
Keanum8342/
Kanume8323/
Kahnom8320/
Kahnum8318/
Kainum8311/
Kanhum836/
Kannum835/
Kangom834/
Kanoom833/
Kanaum832/
Kannom832/
Kaanom831/
Kaanum831/
Kanuem831/
Hkanom831/
Keanom830/
Khanomm77362/
Kanaume77274/
Khannum77103/
Khanhom7745/
Khanoom7742/
Khanumd7726/
Khanaum7719/
Kongoum7714/
Khanome7711/
Kahanum7711/
Kanoyam776/
Khanhum775/
Kanujam774/
Khaanum773/
Kounoum773/
Kahanom772/
Khannom772/
Khanujm772/
Khanuim771/
Khaanom771/
Khagnum771/
Keynoum771/
Kaunoim771/
Khanume771/
Khanuum771/
Khanoim771/
Khaneum771/
Khangom771/
Khhanum771/
Kamhoum771/
Koinoum771/
Kamnoom771/
Kanhaum771/
Khatnum771/
Khasnum771/
Khanuem771/
Keanhom771/
Kanam7317,223/
Konom73165/
Konum7398/
Canum7355/
Canom739/
Kanniyom71558/
Kangujam7155/
Kounoume7149/
Koungoum716/
Kanayome714/
Khaanoom711/
Kahnayum711/
Kanaujem711/
Koneyoum711/
Kongnoum711/
Khamnoom711/
Khongoum711/
Khaniyom711/
Khanam67465,916/
Kannam674,838/
Khonom671,739/
Kahnam67528/
Kaname67466/
Konnum67219/
Khamniyom67148/
Kainam67107/
Kangam67102/
Kounnoume6768/
Kaanam6760/
Kanham6756/
Cannom6752/
Kongum6745/
Konome6743/
Kaniem6729/
Khonum6718/
Kanaem6716/
Kounam6714/
Kkanam6710/
Kongom6710/
Keanam678/
Khanniyom678/
Kaneem677/
Kanaim677/
Kanyem677/
Keinom677/
Khanumova676/
Quanum676/
Canaum676/
Kanamm675/
Konhom675/
Kaunam674/
Canomd673/
Kaynam673/
Kanaam672/
Kanamh672/
Kaneam672/
Hkanam672/
Canome672/
Canume672/
Konnom672/
Canhom672/
Kohnum671/
Cangom671/
Konoom671/
Konomh671/
Cannum670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kanoum
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