Kouam Surname
Approximately 9,539 people bear this surname
Kouam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 8,558 | 1:2,427 | 265 |
| Morocco | 409 | 1:84,294 | 14,399 |
| France | 243 | 1:273,345 | 42,057 |
| Algeria | 142 | 1:272,053 | 27,945 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| Germany | 25 | 1:3,220,218 | 147,383 |
| United States | 18 | 1:20,136,607 | 622,629 |
| Iran | 15 | 1:5,118,835 | 123,814 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Ivory Coast | 12 | 1:1,922,603 | 35,802 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
Kouam (254) may also be a first name.
Kouam Demographics
Average Kouam Salary in
United States
$17,646 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kouam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kouam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kouam is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Kouam click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kouam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kouam is the 53,518th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 763,974 people. The last name Kouam is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Kouam reside; 89 percent reside in Central Africa and 88 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kouam is also the 559,024th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 254 people.
The last name Kouam is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 8,558 people, or 1 in 2,427. In Cameroon Kouam is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 40 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 29 percent reside and West Region, where 22 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this last name occurs in 42 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 4 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.
Kouam Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Kouam earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 59.1% less than the national average, earning $17,646 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.14% less than the national average, earning $33,717 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kouame | 91 | 648,765 | / |
| Kouham | 91 | 19 | / |
| Kouaim | 91 | 5 | / |
| Khouam | 91 | 3 | / |
| Kouamm | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kouamd | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kouaam | 91 | 1 | / |
| Koam | 89 | 102 | / |
| Kouaame | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kouamme | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khouame | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kouhame | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kouom | 80 | 106 | / |
| Kauam | 80 | 56 | / |
| Koham | 80 | 45 | / |
| Koame | 80 | 40 | / |
| Kaoum | 80 | 14 | / |
| Kuham | 80 | 5 | / |
| Khoam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koaum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Couam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koeam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kuuam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qouam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kouahame | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koijam | 73 | 197 | / |
| Koyyam | 73 | 109 | / |
| Kaoume | 73 | 25 | / |
| Khauam | 73 | 20 | / |
| Kahuam | 73 | 20 | / |
| Couame | 73 | 15 | / |
| Kujjam | 73 | 12 | / |
| Khoame | 73 | 11 | / |
| Kohajm | 73 | 10 | / |
| Kohham | 73 | 8 | / |
| Koiyam | 73 | 7 | / |
| Khoham | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kuoame | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kohoum | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kuiyam | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kujaam | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kauaim | 73 | 2 | / |
| Qouham | 73 | 1 | / |
| Couham | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kayoam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keujam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaueam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kohamd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kahoum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khuuam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koyaam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Qoam | 67 | 684 | / |
| Coam | 67 | 40 | / |
| Kahoume | 67 | 38 | / |
| Kaom | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kuiyame | 67 | 24 | / |
| Couasme | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kohoume | 67 | 8 | / |
| Couamme | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khojiam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qayouam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khuiiam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Couhham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khauame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouhoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koiyame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahgoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khuyyam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khoiiam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khujeam | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kouam
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