Vouma Surname
Approximately 1,137 people bear this surname
Vouma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabon | 960 | 1:1,968 | 332 |
| Congo | 176 | 1:28,347 | 2,979 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Vouma (181) may also be a first name.
Vouma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vouma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vouma is found in Gabon more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vouma? popularity and diffusion
Vouma is the 326,779th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 6,409,451 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Vouma are found; 100 percent are found in Central Africa and 100 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 677,199th most frequently held forename in the world. It is borne by 181 people.
The surname Vouma is most widespread in Gabon, where it is borne by 960 people, or 1 in 1,968. Apart from Gabon this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
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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 Vouma
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