Tounoum Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Tounoum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Tounoum (35) may also be a first name.
Tounoum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tounoum Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tounoum is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Tounoum.
How Common Is The Last Name Tounoum? popularity and diffusion
Tounoum is the 10,311,814th most widespread family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tounoum are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most numerous first name internationally, held by 35 people.
The last name Tounoum is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Tounoum is most common in: Far North Region, where 50 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 50 percent are found. Not including Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Benin, where 33 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Tounoum
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