Maaloume Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Maaloume Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 47 | 1:87,125 | 5,595 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
The alternate forms: Maâloume (1) are calculated separately.
Maaloume (20) may also be a first name.
Maaloume Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maaloume Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maaloume (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻌﻠﻮﻡ) is more commonly found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Maâloume. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maaloume? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,776,799th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname Maaloume occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maaloume live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 20 people.
The surname Maaloume is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 87,125. In Mauritania Maaloume is mostly found in: Assaba Region, where 26 percent live, Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 21 percent live and Hodh Chargui Region, where 17 percent live. Not including Mauritania Maaloume is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 2 percent live and Niger, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maaloume Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maaloume in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻌﻠﻮﻡ | mlwm | 58.62 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﻌﻠﻮﻡ | almlwm | 13.79 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﻌﻠﻮﻣﺔ | almlwmt | 13.79 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﻌﻠﻮﻣﻪ | almlwmh | 6.9 |
| ﻣﻌﻠﻮﻣﺔ | mlwmt | 3.45 |
| ﻣﻌﻠﻮﻣﻪ | mlwmh | 3.45 |
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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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- 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 Maaloume
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