Maloum Surname

55,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Maloum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maloum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2,4131:8,6071,118
Algeria2,3751:16,2662,943
Chad1,4441:9,4131,247
Niger1,2361:15,5281,033
Mauritania6481:6,319729
Iraq5501:63,6762,296
France3611:183,99628,633
Benin461:224,68720,522
Tunisia171:35,9195,218
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Maloum (4,717) may also be a first name.

Maloum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maloum (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻌﻠﻮﻡ) is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Maloum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 55,612th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 798,198 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Maloum reside; 58 percent reside in West Africa and 41 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 99,718th most commonly used forename globally It is held by 4,717 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 2,413 people, or 1 in 8,607. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 72 percent reside, North Region, where 16 percent reside and Centre Region, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this surname occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 26 percent reside and Chad, where 16 percent reside.

Maloum Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Maloum earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 1.52% more than the national average, earning $43,804 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.54% less than the national average, earning $28,546 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malloum9232,643/
Maaloum923,323/
Maloume92128/
Matloum9222/
Masloum928/
Mahloum928/
Mealoum924/
Mailoum924/
Malhoum922/
M'Aloum921/
Ma'loum921/
Malgoum921/
Malum913,485/
Malom91339/
Maaloume8649/
Malloume8617/
Mathloum8610/
Maloumme868/
Mahaloum863/
Mailloum862/
Mallloum861/
Maâloume861/
Malhoume861/
Mallum835,709/
Mahlum831,113/
Malume83781/
Mailom83537/
Maloom83304/
Majlum83195/
Malome83144/
Maluim83131/
Maslum83123/
Maalum83122/
Maalom83121/
Mailum83115/
Maylum8398/
Maulom8380/
Malaum8367/
Maloun8364/
Maslom8341/
Maluom8337/
Mallom8332/
Malium8324/
Matlum8324/
Malgum837/
Moloum836/
Mahlom835/
Maliom834/
Malumm833/
Mhalum832/
Malomc832/
Malyum831/
Malomg831/
Malosm831/
Mealum831/
Malumd831/
Maluum831/
Maulum831/
Malhum831/
Maleum831/
Malyom831/
Maluem831/
Mhalom831/
Malumh831/
Maloune77516/
Mailuem77458/
Mallume77133/
Maaslum77122/
Mouloum7772/
Majloom7752/
Maaslom7739/
Molloum7720/
Mahloun779/
Mallium778/
Matloom777/
Masloom777/
Maslume777/
Malhoun776/
Maloung776/
Mallome775/
Malujim775/
Mahalom774/
Masloun774/
Malahum773/
Malhoom773/
Mahalum772/
Mailome772/
Mailoun772/
Matlome772/
Malotim772/
Mahluhm771/
Majluim771/
Mauloom771/
Maluyam771/
Maàlome771/
Matlumg771/
Maislum771/
Majloun771/
Mahulum771/
Mahlium771/
Malgoun771/
Malliom771/
Malloom771/
Malleum771/
Malomme771/
Mallyom771/
Malusim771/
Meuloum771/
Molouem771/
Moloume771/
Matluom771/
Malaume771/
Malumne771/
Malllum771/
Malluom771/
Mallaum771/
Maillom771/
Mahlhom770/
Maaloumová751/
Malam7382,371/
Malon737,393/
Molom73953/
Malun73710/
Molum7349/
Malão7329/
Maloń732/
Malhomme711,043/
Malaihom71330/
Malongue71113/
Matloung7171/
Moulouem7133/
Mathlome7110/
Malayoun719/
Maihlome717/
Mahalaum717/
Malloune716/
Mathloom715/
Malomova712/
Maludtem712/
Mallojam711/
Mahielum711/
Malouion711/
Malouyen711/
Moulgoum711/
Motloume711/
Moulloum711/
Mouloume711/
Matlhomg711/
Matlhome711/
Mahloune711/
Mahloung711/
Moulhoum711/
Malahjum711/
Mailloun710/
Malone67123,854/
Mallam6769,018/
Mallon6719,755/
Malong675,744/
Maalam673,679/
Malame673,444/
Malyon672,089/
Maloon671,149/
Maylon67934/
Molome67828/
Malung67806/
Malyun67658/
Malham67625/
Mahlon67435/
Maslam67388/
Malgam67374/
Malion67323/
Maslon67274/
Mailon67255/
Maylam67229/
Mailam67221/
Maslun67169/
Maliam67168/
Malune67143/
Malyam67141/
Matlon67122/
Malohn67115/
Mahlun67109/
Malond67103/
Maulon67103/
Mahlam6796/
Mallun6789/
Malonn6786/
Malund6783/
Malaun6780/
Malaem6779/
Malaim6775/
Maylun6771/
Majlumova6754/
Malhão6752/
Moulam6750/
Malunc6747/
Majlon6747/
Malonė6744/
Malhon6736/
Malamm6730/
Maleem6729/
Maloin6727/
Moliom6725/
Maliun6723/
Malgon6723/
Mollum6723/
Malaam6721/
Matlam6720/
Molgom6718/
Mealam6716/
Mailun6716/
Moulom6715/
Maluin6712/
Maulun6711/
Malounová6711/
Masloń6710/
Mhalam678/
Maalon678/
Molume678/
Maulam677/
Moulum677/
Mealon676/
Maliem676/
Maluon676/
Malamg676/
Molosm675/
Malamn675/
Malgun674/
Maloen674/
Majlam674/
Mmalam674/
Maloñe674/
Moslum674/
Malhun674/
Mailaihom674/
Malont673/
Maloyn673/
Maleam673/
Moslom673/
Malahm673/
Moolom672/
Molomh672/
Moloun672/
Maalun672/
Meilum671/
Malamd671/
Massillom671/
Matlun671/
Moylum671/
Malatm671/
Meilom671/
Mhalon671/
Malamh671/
Mollom671/
Maslúm671/
Malloñ671/
Mailongue671/
Mala'm671/
Maluun671/
Moulouyom671/
Mgalon671/
Moloim671/
Moleum671/
Molium671/
Moluem671/
Mohlom671/
Mathloung671/
Mahlongue671/
Mgalun671/
Maleehoun671/
Malunn670/
Meylum670/
Maluen670/
Maluhn670/
Maleun670/

Maloum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maloum in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻌﻠﻮﻡmlwm77.12
ﺍﻟﻤﻌﻠﻮﻡalmlwm22.88

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