Loum Surname

15,800th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Loum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal28,5531:51181
Gambia3,2351:595109
Uganda1,9841:19,6772,914
Chad5781:23,5162,818
Cameroon1951:106,50812,495
United States1561:2,323,455144,218
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
France1221:544,44974,270
Spain1131:413,73522,335
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Ivory Coast321:720,97619,991
England261:2,143,00282,017
Mauritania221:186,1309,575
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Loum (1,393) may also be a first name.

Loum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Loum (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻢ) is carried by more people in Senegal than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Loum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Loum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 15,800th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 206,551 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Loum live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Loum is also the 209,590th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 1,393 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Senegal, where it is held by 28,553 people, or 1 in 511. In Senegal Loum is mostly found in: Diourbel Region, where 18 percent live, Kaolack Region, where 18 percent live and Kaffrine Region, where 16 percent live. Other than Senegal it occurs in 41 countries. It also occurs in The Gambia, where 9 percent live and Uganda, where 6 percent live.

Loum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Loum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Loum surname grew 1,950 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 520 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Loum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Loum last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Loum earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 77.61% less than the national average, earning R 53,196 per year and in United States they earn 33.73% less than the national average, earning $28,594 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loume891,442/
Lohum895/
Lhoum892/
Louem892/
Lloum891/
Lgoum891/
Loumt891/
Lum8644,872/
Lom869,043/
Loucim8021/
Hloume803/
Loyaum802/
Lousme801/
Loujom801/
Loumme801/
Lousim801/
Lome759,158/
Loun757,540/
Lume752,923/
Lium75989/
Lhom75947/
Lumm75922/
Laum75760/
Luhm75494/
Loem75409/
Lohm75280/
Loom75253/
Luom75174/
Hlum75165/
Leum75152/
Liom75105/
Luem75102/
Loim7597/
Lyum7576/
Lomm7571/
Hlom7532/
Lomg7524/
Luym7524/
Luum7511/
Luim7510/
Lumn759/
Lomd757/
Lumd757/
Lumg757/
Lumq756/
Lomk755/
Ålum755/
Lumh755/
Loym754/
Lomt754/
Lyom752/
Llom752/
Lgum752/
Lomn752/
Lusm752/
Lutm751/
Lumt751/
Llum751/
Lomc751/
Lomh751/
Lhum751/
Lujm751/
Lomq751/
Lojm751/
Lgom751/
Lhoujem73246/
Loumová7377/
Lhoujim7324/
Lhouyam7324/
Hloueme7315/
Louchem737/
Loumova733/
Lahouem732/
Loumgue732/
Louhjom731/
Leyhoum731/
Lajom672,095/
Lumme671,714/
Loung67703/
Lound67611/
Lotem67599/
Lomme67585/
Lotim67468/
Lount67458/
Lajum67352/
Losem67309/
Loyem67253/
Lucim67223/
Liome67219/
Loune67189/
Loome67173/
Lusem67131/
Lahum67123/
Layom67113/
Lojom67104/
Loyom6797/
Lusme6781/
Laume6780/
Louen6767/
Lusim6759/
Lohun6753/
Luime6748/
Lujom6747/
Loime6739/
Loyam6736/
Loyim6733/
Hlome6732/
Luume6732/
Luyom6730/
Layum6728/
L'Lum6725/
Lucem6721/
Lujam6720/
Lojem6718/
Losim6717/
Luhme6716/
Loemm6715/
Losme6712/
Loiam6711/
Lußem6711/
Leyom6711/
Lounh6710/
Lujim6710/
Lomne6710/
Lhome679/
Loiim679/
Luiam679/
Lutem678/
Luyam677/
D'Lom677/
Loyme677/
Liumh676/
Lowem676/
Leumg676/
Leuam676/
Leume675/
Lejom675/
D'Lum675/
Lohme675/
Liuim674/
Lojam674/
Laumė674/
Luome673/
Lijom673/
Loism673/
Lojim673/
Lomdt673/
Lhume672/
Lluem672/
Lågum672/
Lyaum671/
Lyumn671/
Loehm671/
Liyom671/
Lloom671/
Lhoun671/
Leuhm671/
Laumm671/
Hloom671/
Lumgh671/
Llome671/
Laium671/
Lohym671/
Lutim671/
Loumngue671/
Lujem671/
Lumhe671/
Lahoueme671/
L'Gum671/
L'Hom671/
Leyum671/
Liaum671/
Gliom671/
Lyiom671/
Lumnq671/
Lumht671/
Luhym671/
Loomg671/
Lyuhm671/
Luumh671/
Lhlom671/
Leaum671/
Luism670/
Lomth670/
Lumne670/
Loomn670/

Loum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Loum in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻢlm55.81
ﻟﻮﻡlwm27.91
ﺍﻻﻡalam5.81
ﺍﻷﻡalam5.81
ﺍﻟﻠﻮﻡallwm2.33
ﻟﻠﻢllm1.16
ﺍﻟﻮﻡalwm1.16

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Loum
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