Modjoum Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Modjoum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Mauritania | 6 | 1:682,477 | 21,744 |
Modjoum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Modjoum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Modjoum (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺠﻢ) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Modjoum? popularity and diffusion
The surname Modjoum is the 4,772,636th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Modjoum live; 59 percent live in Central Africa and 53 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 1,888,097. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: West Region, where 73 percent are found, Adamawa Region, where 9 percent are found and East Region, where 9 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 35 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moudjoum | 93 | 1 | / |
| Modjom | 92 | 402 | / |
| Mojoum | 92 | 3 | / |
| Modjum | 92 | 1 | / |
| Modjome | 86 | 69 | / |
| Madjoum | 86 | 5 | / |
| Moujoum | 86 | 4 | / |
| Moudjom | 86 | 3 | / |
| Moodjom | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mojom | 83 | 35 | / |
| Mojum | 83 | 20 | / |
| Moudjouyam | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mahdjoum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Madjhoum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Madjoume | 80 | 1 | / |
| Madjum | 77 | 68 | / |
| Modium | 77 | 64 | / |
| Mojume | 77 | 61 | / |
| Mosoum | 77 | 4 | / |
| Modjon | 77 | 4 | / |
| Madjom | 77 | 3 | / |
| Majoum | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mojoun | 77 | 2 | / |
| Moujom | 77 | 2 | / |
| Moocum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Modyum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Modjongue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Moujoun | 71 | 843 | / |
| Moudjongue | 71 | 266 | / |
| Modjong | 71 | 28 | / |
| Madjome | 71 | 6 | / |
| Muodium | 71 | 5 | / |
| Madjoun | 71 | 5 | / |
| Moodjun | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mouzoum | 71 | 3 | / |
| Madioum | 71 | 3 | / |
| Moudjun | 71 | 2 | / |
| Modejon | 71 | 2 | / |
| Modjame | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hmodjam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moideom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Modjiam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mohjoom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moisoum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Modzhom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meudjom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mosoume | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mousoum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moudiom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Majoume | 71 | 1 | / |
| Madjoumgne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moodium | 71 | 1 | / |
| Modjaem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mojon | 67 | 1,000 | / |
| Majum | 67 | 238 | / |
| Mojam | 67 | 163 | / |
| Mosom | 67 | 143 | / |
| Mosum | 67 | 51 | / |
| Majom | 67 | 43 | / |
| Mahdjoem | 67 | 24 | / |
| Mozom | 67 | 18 | / |
| Madjoune | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mozum | 67 | 11 | / |
| Moudjoungue | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mojun | 67 | 7 | / |
| Madjoung | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moudjiongue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moudjuen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mocom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mocum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moudjuin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Modehoun | 67 | 1 | / |
Modjoum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Modjoum in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺠﻢ | mjm | - |
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Footnotes
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