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
The surname Kouam is most common in Cameroon. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kouam? popularity and diffusion
Kouam is the 53,518th most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 763,974 people. The surname Kouam is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Kouam reside; 89 percent reside in Central Africa and 88 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 559,024th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 254 people.
Kouam is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 8,558 people, or 1 in 2,427. In Cameroon Kouam is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 40 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 29 percent are found and West Region, where 22 percent are found. Not including Cameroon this surname exists in 42 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 4 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.
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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