Koundoum Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Koundoum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koundoum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger811:236,9387,651
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Chad11:13,592,19913,092

Koundoum (405) may also be a first name.

Koundoum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Koundoum occurs in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Koundoum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,955,159th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname Koundoum occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Koundoum reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 428,575th most frequently used forename at a global level. It is borne by 405 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Niger, where it is borne by 81 people, or 1 in 236,938. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Tillabéri Region, where 48 percent live, Zinder Region, where 32 percent live and Maradi Region, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Niger Koundoum exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 7 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koundoume9410/
Kondoum937/
Koundom931/
Kondoume881/
Kondom861,250/
Kundum86575/
Kondum86342/
Kundom869/
Koundayom821/
Khundom8028/
Koundam8014/
Khundum8010/
Kondome806/
Kundhum805/
Konduom804/
Kandoum804/
Komdoum803/
Kunndum803/
Khondum802/
Kondoom801/
Koondom801/
Koondum801/
Khoondum753/
Kondoyam752/
Khunndum751/
Khaundum751/
Kondam713,831/
Kundam71943/
Condom71597/
Kandum71144/
Cundom7159/
Kandom719/
Komdum711/
Condum710/
Kandume672,048/
Khundam67483/
Kandoem67154/
Khondam6737/
Kundham6736/
Kanduem6716/
Kandome6714/
Kondamm6710/
Kondame678/
Khandum676/
Kundaam676/
Khandom675/
Kondham674/
Konddam674/
Kondyem673/
Kandaum672/
Kondeam672/
Kaendum672/
Konndam671/
Kondeem671/
Kunddam671/
Condome671/
Kandoom671/
Koindam671/
Kondaim671/
Cundume671/
Kundeim671/
Kuhndam671/

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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 Koundoum
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