Koumai Surname
Approximately 2,788 people bear this surname
Koumai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,308 | 1:15,878 | 2,163 |
| Togo | 945 | 1:7,670 | 1,744 |
| Benin | 487 | 1:21,223 | 2,843 |
| Japan | 30 | 1:4,261,476 | 37,285 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Koumaï (1,631) & Koumaî (23) are calculated separately.
Koumai (315) may also be a first name.
Koumai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koumai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Koumai is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can appear as: Koumaï or Koumaî. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Koumai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 156,952nd most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,613,897 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Koumai are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 51 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Koumai is also the 494,917th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 315 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 1,308 people, or 1 in 15,878. In Cameroon Koumai is primarily found in: North Region, where 52 percent live, Far North Region, where 37 percent live and Centre Region, where 4 percent live. Outside of Cameroon this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Togo, where 34 percent live and Benin, where 17 percent live.
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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 Koumai
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