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 last name Nouhoum (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﻮﻫﻢ) is more commonly found in Togo than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nouhoum? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 171,512th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,903,405 people. The last name Nouhoum is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nouhoum live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 68 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nouhoum is also the 17,418th most common first name world-wide, held by 53,656 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Togo, where it is carried by 840 people, or 1 in 8,628. Aside from Togo this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 32 percent are found and Mali, where 28 percent are found.
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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