Koulayom Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Koulayom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koulayom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1161:179,04418,906
France21:33,211,361423,184
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Koulayom Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Koulayom Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Koulayom is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Koulayom? popularity and diffusion

The last name Koulayom is the 1,649,806th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. The last name Koulayom occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Koulayom live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 116 people, or 1 in 179,044. In Cameroon Koulayom is primarily concentrated in: North Region, where 97 percent reside, Centre Region, where 2 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 1 percent reside. Besides Cameroon Koulayom exists in 4 countries. It is also common in France, where 2 percent reside and Central African Republic, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koulayoum943/
Kolayom9310/
Kulayom936/
Koulayon883/
Kuolayom881/
Kolaom861/
Koulahome821/
Kouloum8017/
Koloyom809/
Koliyom804/
Kholaym803/
Kolayam803/
Kalayom802/
Kulayum801/
Kulayam801/
Kulayem801/
Kulayon801/
Kolayme801/
Koulayan7542/
Kutlayon7511/
Kulayamm754/
Khalayom753/
Kouliyem751/
Kullayam751/
Khulayam751/
Kolaem7119/
Kulaim7113/
Kolaum7111/
Kullayamm718/
Kuljam712/
Kalaym711/
Koleam711/
Kulayn711/
Koloim711/
Koulajiam711/
Kulaum711/
Kouloun672,017/
Kulahyn671,085/
Khalaym67530/
Kalayam67367/
Kulayan67210/
Kolayan67175/
Koliham6773/
Kolajam6726/
Kalayon6718/
Couloum6713/
Koulain6713/
Kulajum678/
Koloyon677/
Koliyam675/
Kuluyam675/
Kulaiam674/
Kolgaem672/
Kulyeam671/
Kalayem671/
Kolaumm671/
Kulayun671/
Kuliyam671/
Kullayyamm671/
Colayon671/
Kulajim671/

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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 Koulayom
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