Voum Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Voum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Voum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Voum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Voum is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Voum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Voum is the 5,057,639th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Voum are found; 73 percent are found in Central Africa and 73 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 1,888,097. In Cameroon Voum is most numerous in: Littoral Region, where 91 percent reside and Far North Region, where 9 percent reside. Barring Cameroon it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 7 percent reside and The Congo, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voume8911/
Vom861,344/
Vum8670/
Voutem802/
Voueme801/
Boum754,597/
Veum75815/
Vaum75296/
Voun75272/
Vomm75142/
Vome7592/
Voem7586/
Woum7559/
Vume7529/
Vuam757/
Vuem755/
Voom754/
Vohm754/
Vomk753/
Voym753/
Vhum752/
Vuim752/
Vuum751/
Vomh751/
Vujm751/
Vwom751/
Vumh751/
Vumd751/
Vumk751/
Hvom751/
Vomg751/
Vomt750/
Voussem7354/
Vouhsem737/
Voyaume731/
Voumgue731/
Voung67340/
Mpoum67281/
Vosem67189/
Boume67184/
Woume67105/
Veium6768/
Voune6766/
Bhoum6758/
Bouem6749/
Vosim6730/
Ouham6728/
Vaium6711/
Woumn6710/
Vohun679/
Vayum678/
Vounn678/
Vouen676/
Bouhm674/
Vaume672/
Vujem672/
Voyam672/
Vaiom672/
Bouym671/
Hhvom671/
Vojam671/
Vomme671/
Vount671/
Voymk671/
Vuamt671/
Vuomg671/
Voime671/
Veyum671/
Vhume671/
Boumm671/
Voiam671/
Ouhom671/
Vutem671/
Vuume671/
Vusim671/
Vuime671/
Vuyam671/
Vuajm671/
Boumh671/
Vound670/
Bousm670/
Veumt670/

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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 Voum
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