Rouama Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Rouama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rouama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Burkina Faso51:3,670,42019,318
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Rouama (79) may also be a first name.

Rouama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rouama is found in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rouama? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rouama is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Rouama are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 47 percent are found in Mande Africa. It is also the 1,083,225th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 79 people.

It is most commonly held in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 2,563,470. In The Ivory Coast it is most frequent in: Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 89 percent are found and Abidjan Autonomous District, where 11 percent are found. Apart from The Ivory Coast Rouama is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 29 percent are found and Niger, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roama9123/
Rouhaima861/
Ruhama83483/
Rohama83361/
Rouami83266/
Rouame83175/
Ruamah8398/
Roamah8332/
Roamoa8313/
Roaima834/
Rooama832/
Roamga831/
Roamas830/
Rohamah772,384/
Rahouma77576/
Rohouma77216/
Ruhamah7778/
Rujjama7715/
Ruhamai7714/
Ruhaima779/
Ruuamau776/
Rohaima775/
Ruhaama774/
Roaimah774/
Rauamat772/
Rojaama771/
Rohamay771/
Rohayma771/
Ruahama771/
Rouhami771/
Rouhamy771/
Ruhamau771/
Rhuhama770/
Raoma73132/
Roame7335/
Roami7315/
Roamy735/
Roamo733/
Rauhamaa7184/
Ruhaimah7162/
Rohammah7151/
Rouhouma7147/
Rauatmaa7119/
Rohatmah716/
Rojhamas714/
Rauasmaa713/
Rahoumah713/
Rohaimah712/
Rojhamah711/
Ruhammah711/
Ruhamaau711/
Rajoma673,881/
Rohoma671,357/
Rahoma671,006/
Rohami67374/
Ruhame67298/
Raomai67228/
Ruhamo67173/
Roamer67101/
Roames6773/
Raomad6746/
Raomat6743/
Raomah6723/
Ruhami6721/
Raotma6713/
Rayoma6713/
Rohamo6712/
Roamos6712/
Rojhamahe674/
Roaimi674/
Raohma674/
Reuame673/
Rohamy672/
Roomah672/
Rejoma672/
Rohame671/
Raoumi671/
Royoma671/
Roamey671/
Roamoi671/
Rojoma671/
Raomma671/
Rauoma671/
Roammy671/
Reaama671/
Rooamo671/
Raoumo671/

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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 Rouama
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