Kasoum Surname
Approximately 91 people bear this surname
Kasoum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 79 | 1:242,937 | 7,779 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Kasoum (104) may also be a first name.
Kasoum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kasoum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kasoum (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﺳﻮﻡ) is more frequently found in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kasoum? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,955,159th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname Kasoum occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Kasoum live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Chadic Africa. Kasoum is also the 925,156th most commonly held given name in the world. It is borne by 104 people.
The surname is most frequent in Niger, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 242,937. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Zinder Region, where 44 percent live, Tahoua Region, where 27 percent live and Tillabéri Region, where 15 percent live. Outside of Niger it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 3 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kasoum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kasoum in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﺳﻮﻡ | kaswm | - |
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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 Kasoum
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