Mouhoum Surname
Approximately 587 people bear this surname
Mouhoum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 568 | 1:7,209 | 800 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Algeria | 7 | 1:5,518,793 | 51,529 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
Mouhoum (15) may also be a first name.
Mouhoum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mouhoum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mouhoum (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﻫﻢ) is most common in Mauritania. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mouhoum? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 545,543rd most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 12,414,899 people. The surname Mouhoum is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mouhoum reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 15 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is borne by 568 people, or 1 in 7,209. In Mauritania it is most numerous in: Brakna Region, where 54 percent live, Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 25 percent live and Trarza Region, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Mauritania it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 1 percent live and Algeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mouhoume | 93 | 25 | / |
| Mouhom | 92 | 18 | / |
| Mououm | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mouhoun | 86 | 484 | / |
| Moujoum | 86 | 4 | / |
| Muhum | 83 | 31 | / |
| Mouhoune | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mouhoung | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mouhouen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mouhon | 77 | 759 | / |
| Muhome | 77 | 528 | / |
| Mauhum | 77 | 22 | / |
| Mouham | 77 | 8 | / |
| Mouome | 77 | 4 | / |
| Muhomd | 77 | 2 | / |
| Muyoum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meuhom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mououn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muhyum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muhomg | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moutoueme | 75 | 1 | / |
| Moujoun | 71 | 843 | / |
| Mouhame | 71 | 29 | / |
| Mouhamd | 71 | 25 | / |
| Mouchouyan | 71 | 16 | / |
| Muhoyim | 71 | 11 | / |
| Muhosim | 71 | 11 | / |
| Moussoueme | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mouhaim | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mouhamm | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mouhgon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muhummd | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mouhone | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mouaham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moouham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mouhong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mboum | 67 | 2,207 | / |
| Muham | 67 | 1,413 | / |
| Muhon | 67 | 573 | / |
| Mbuum | 67 | 455 | / |
| Muhun | 67 | 341 | / |
| Mvoum | 67 | 79 | / |
| Mouam | 67 | 24 | / |
| Mouhammd | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mouon | 67 | 19 | / |
| Moeum | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mouongue | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mbhum | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mujum | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mboom | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mouhaamd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mouhamme | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mouhouengue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muhausem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muyum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mauum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouachim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouaouen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbhom | 67 | 1 | / |
Mouhoum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mouhoum in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻮﻫﻢ | mwhm | 93.58 |
| ﻣﻮﻫﻮﻡ | mwhwm | 5.35 |
| ﺍﻣﻮﻫﻢ | amwhm | 0.53 |
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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 Mouhoum
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