Nouhoum Surname
Approximately 2,510 people bear this surname
Nouhoum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 840 | 1:8,628 | 2,051 |
| Benin | 813 | 1:12,713 | 1,727 |
| Mali | 710 | 1:23,900 | 839 |
| Burkina Faso | 52 | 1:352,925 | 5,799 |
| Niger | 47 | 1:408,341 | 11,310 |
| Ivory Coast | 42 | 1:549,315 | 16,834 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Nouhoum (53,656) may also be a first name.
Nouhoum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nouhoum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nouhoum (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﻮﻫﻢ) is carried by more people in Togo than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nouhoum? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nouhoum is the 171,512th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,903,405 people. The last name Nouhoum occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nouhoum are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 68 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nouhoum is also the 17,418th most frequently used given name internationally, borne by 53,656 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Togo, where it is carried by 840 people, or 1 in 8,628. Outside of Togo this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 32 percent live and Mali, where 28 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nouhoume | 93 | 4 | / |
| Noouhoum | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nouhum | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nouhom | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nouhoun | 86 | 1,355 | / |
| Noujoum | 86 | 386 | / |
| Ngououm | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nuhom | 83 | 251 | / |
| Nuhum | 83 | 40 | / |
| Nouom | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nouhoune | 80 | 41 | / |
| Gnouhoun | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nouhoung | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngouom | 77 | 169 | / |
| Nouhon | 77 | 47 | / |
| Noohom | 77 | 15 | / |
| Nouham | 77 | 3 | / |
| Hnuhum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nuhoom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Neuhum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nouome | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nujoum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Neuhom | 77 | 0 | / |
| Nouhouhon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngouohuem | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nouhong | 71 | 26 | / |
| Gnouhon | 71 | 4 | / |
| Niouhon | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nooaium | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hnuhome | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hnoohom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nouhiem | 71 | 1 | / |
| N'Ouhon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nouaham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Noujiom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Neuhaum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nuham | 67 | 1,174 | / |
| Nouam | 67 | 735 | / |
| Nuhun | 67 | 578 | / |
| Nujum | 67 | 367 | / |
| Nuhon | 67 | 104 | / |
| Noeum | 67 | 18 | / |
| Nuahm | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nouon | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nouhogne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nusayoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwoom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nooun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuyum | 67 | 0 | / |
Nouhoum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nouhoum in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻧﻮﻫﻢ | nwhm | 57.14 |
| ﻧﻮﻫﻮﻡ | nwhwm | 42.86 |
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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 Nouhoum
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