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 last name Kouam occurs most in Cameroon. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kouam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 53,518th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 763,974 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Kouam are found; 89 percent are found in Central Africa and 88 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 559,024th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 254 people.
This surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 8,558 people, or 1 in 2,427. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 40 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 29 percent are found and West Region, where 22 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname occurs 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
- 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 Kouam
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