Kouloum Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Kouloum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kouloum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Chad11:13,592,19913,092

Kouloum (59) may also be a first name.

Kouloum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kouloum occurs most in Benin. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kouloum? popularity and diffusion

Kouloum is the 4,772,636th most commonly held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kouloum live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kouloum is also the 1,282,666th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 59 people.

It is most widespread in Benin, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,291,950. In Benin Kouloum is most common in: Donga Department, where 75 percent reside, Atakora Department, where 13 percent reside and Borgou Department, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Benin Kouloum exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 24 percent reside and Togo, where 24 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koulom9223/
Koloum9222/
Koulum9215/
Koulayoum883/
Couloum8613/
Koulyom8611/
Koulome862/
Kolloum861/
Kolgoum861/
Kolum831,429/
Kolom83498/
Kulum83130/
Kulom8373/
Koulayom80121/
Couloume8094/
Koulhome801/
Kulume773,492/
Coulom77367/
Kollom77219/
Kolome77130/
Kollum7781/
Kaulum7759/
Khulum7740/
Kholum7734/
Kuylum7726/
Kolyom7723/
Kullum7721/
Koulam7719/
Kutlum7719/
Kaulom7714/
Kolaum7711/
Kolgom7710/
Coulum779/
Kulhom779/
Kaloum779/
Koolum778/
Kuilum777/
Koilum776/
Kolume774/
Koylum774/
Kuloom773/
Kulyum772/
Kohlom771/
Koolom771/
Kulgum771/
Coloum771/
Koloim771/
Kulaum771/
K'Olum771/
Koliom771/
Kolium771/
Koleum771/
Kulome771/
Kullom771/
Coulloume751/
Kalloum71805/
Koulame7164/
Khollum7129/
Kholome7117/
Kolayom7110/
Koloyom719/
Kulajum718/
Khulume717/
Kullume716/
Kulayom716/
Kuluyam715/
Coullom715/
Kotleum715/
Khoulam714/
Koliyom714/
Khaloum714/
Kaulume714/
Coulome713/
Coulloumme713/
Kalgoum713/
Kholeum712/
Kaloume712/
Culloum711/
Kauslum711/
Kholhum711/
Khullom711/
Kolaumm711/
Kulayum711/
Kullhum711/
Kalhoum711/
K'Oloom711/
Kollome711/
Koloosm711/
Kouliam711/
Koullam711/
Kuluime711/
Koolhom711/
Colloum710/
Couleum710/
Colom676,793/
Kalum673,392/
Kulam672,086/
Kalom671,419/
Culum671,131/
Kolam67760/
Colum67218/
Coulomme6759/
Kolomova6738/
Kulumova6737/
Khalhoum673/
Kolumova672/
Culom672/
Kielgoum671/
Khoulame671/
Qolom671/
Kouthlam671/
Kalloume671/
Kuolayom671/
Kouelame671/
Koyelume671/
Kouliyem671/
Koullame671/
Kalloumm671/

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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 Kouloum
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