Nouhoum Surname

171,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,510 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Togo
Highest density in:
Togo

Nouhoum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nouhoum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Togo8401:8,6282,051
Benin8131:12,7131,727
Mali7101:23,900839
Burkina Faso521:352,9255,799
Niger471:408,34111,310
Ivory Coast421:549,31516,834
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nouhoume934/
Noouhoum931/
Nouhum921/
Nouhom921/
Nouhoun861,355/
Noujoum86386/
Ngououm861/
Nuhom83251/
Nuhum8340/
Nouom831/
Nouhoune8041/
Gnouhoun802/
Nouhoung801/
Ngouom77169/
Nouhon7747/
Noohom7715/
Nouham773/
Hnuhum771/
Nuhoom771/
Neuhum771/
Nouome771/
Nujoum771/
Neuhom770/
Nouhouhon751/
Ngouohuem751/
Nouhong7126/
Gnouhon714/
Niouhon713/
Nooaium712/
Hnuhome711/
Hnoohom711/
Nouhiem711/
N'Ouhon711/
Nouaham711/
Noujiom711/
Neuhaum711/
Nuham671,174/
Nouam67735/
Nuhun67578/
Nujum67367/
Nuhon67104/
Noeum6718/
Nuahm679/
Nouon676/
Nouhogne671/
Nwoum671/
Nusayoum671/
Nwoom671/
Nooun671/
Nuyum670/

Nouhoum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nouhoum in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻧﻮﻫﻢnwhm57.14
ﻧﻮﻫﻮﻡnwhwm42.86

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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
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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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