Wanoum Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Wanoum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Wanoum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanoum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wanoum (Hindi: वानोुं) occurs most in Cameroon. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanoum? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wanoum is the 10,311,814th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Wanoum is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Wanoum live; 33 percent live in Central Africa and 33 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 50 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 50 percent reside. Beside Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wanoum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wanoum in the Hindi language | ||
| वानोुं | vanoum | - |
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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 Wanoum
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