Korouma Surname
Approximately 67 people bear this surname
Korouma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 32 | 1:127,964 | 7,422 |
| Burkina Faso | 11 | 1:1,668,373 | 13,584 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Ivory Coast | 7 | 1:3,295,890 | 46,139 |
| Guinea | 6 | 1:1,972,303 | 1,775 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Korouma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Korouma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Korouma (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺭﻭﻣﺎ) is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Korouma? popularity and diffusion
The last name Korouma is the 2,333,370th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Korouma live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 48 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
It is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 127,964. In Mauritania Korouma is mostly concentrated in: Guidimagha Region, where 100 percent live. Apart from Mauritania Korouma exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 16 percent live and Niger, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Korouma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Korouma in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﺭﻭﻣﺎ | kwrwma | 87.5 |
| ﻛﻮﺭﺓﻣﺎ | kwrtma | 12.5 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Korouma
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