Negoum Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Negoum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Negoum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon511:407,23734,925
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Negoum Last Name Facts

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

Negoum is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Negoum.

How Common Is The Last Name Negoum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,689,253rd most common last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Negoum are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 94 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Negoum is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 407,237. In Cameroon it is most common in: Centre Region, where 47 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 39 percent reside and West Region, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon it is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Negoume921/
Negum9181/
Negom9120/
Neigum83455/
Neygum83139/
Neugum8353/
Niegum8314/
Nejgum838/
Negome832/
Ngegum831/
Negoun831/
Nogoum831/
Neegom830/
Naghoum779/
Nnagoum771/
Neugumm771/
Neghuem771/
Negouen771/
Naigoum771/
Nagum731,338/
Negam73221/
Negão7357/
Nagom7352/
Nogum7341/
Nigum7327/
Nogom7317/
Negun7315/
Negon7312/
Nigom734/
Nygom731/
Negone67289/
Naegam67174/
Negham6745/
Noigum6741/
Negong6734/
Naigum6734/
Naygum6715/
Naigom6714/
Negune6712/
Neugam6712/
Naggum678/
Negoon677/
Neegam675/
Negaim674/
Naghom674/
Neigam672/
Negunt671/
Noigom671/
Nighum671/
Neygon671/
Naggom671/
Ngegun671/
Naghum671/
Negoin671/
Neigun671/
Najgum671/
Nehgam671/
Neygun671/
Ngegam671/
Nigome671/
Neugon671/
Negame671/
Nahgum671/
Niegon670/

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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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  • 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 Negoum
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