Magoum Surname
Approximately 954 people bear this surname
Magoum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 949 | 1:21,885 | 2,992 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Magoum (146) may also be a first name.
Magoum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magoum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Magoum has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Magoum click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Magoum? popularity and diffusion
It is the 375,258th most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 7,638,937 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Magoum are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 763,528th most commonly used forename worldwide It is held by 146 people.
The surname Magoum is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 949 people, or 1 in 21,885. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: West Region, where 48 percent are found, Centre Region, where 30 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 0 percent are found and Yemen, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Magoum
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