Watchom Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Watchom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 27 | 1:769,225 | 54,005 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 10 | 1:442,987 | 15,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 1:1,282,914 | 46,315 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Watchom Demographics
Watchom Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Watchom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Watchom Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Watchom is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Watchom.
How Common Is The Last Name Watchom? popularity and diffusion
The last name Watchom is the 3,730,171st most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname Watchom occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Watchom are found; 96 percent are found in Central Africa and 96 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Watchom is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 769,225. In Cameroon Watchom is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 89 percent live, Littoral Region, where 4 percent live and West Region, where 4 percent live. Apart from Cameroon it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live.
Watchom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Watchom has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Watchom last name declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Watchom Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Watchom last name is primarily Catholic (90%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watchome | 93 | 8 | / |
| Wachom | 92 | 8 | / |
| Watchoume | 88 | 6 | / |
| Watchhome | 88 | 0 | / |
| Watcham | 86 | 248 | / |
| Wachoom | 86 | 156 | / |
| Batchom | 86 | 141 | / |
| Watchon | 86 | 55 | / |
| Watchum | 86 | 8 | / |
| Whatcom | 86 | 5 | / |
| Waichom | 86 | 4 | / |
| Wachome | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wacom | 83 | 0 | / |
| Watschon | 80 | 24 | / |
| Watchson | 80 | 11 | / |
| Batchoum | 80 | 3 | / |
| Woutchom | 80 | 2 | / |
| Watchong | 80 | 2 | / |
| Watchame | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wachoń | 77 | 112 | / |
| Wachon | 77 | 62 | / |
| Washom | 77 | 54 | / |
| Watsom | 77 | 36 | / |
| Wakhom | 77 | 24 | / |
| Wacham | 77 | 24 | / |
| Vachom | 77 | 5 | / |
| Bachom | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waicom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Watcon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wadcom | 77 | 0 | / |
| Batcham | 71 | 701 | / |
| Waikhom | 71 | 321 | / |
| Watkham | 71 | 287 | / |
| Wakhome | 71 | 207 | / |
| Watsham | 71 | 206 | / |
| Uatkhom | 71 | 166 | / |
| Wuashom | 71 | 15 | / |
| Beachom | 71 | 12 | / |
| Bauchom | 71 | 7 | / |
| Wachoun | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wathson | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wazhoum | 71 | 4 | / |
| Batchon | 71 | 2 | / |
| Watchan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Batshom | 71 | 2 | / |
| Watsomn | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wacaham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vatcham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waschon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wastham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakhoum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wachson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wachsam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bachoum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Batchum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Whatsom | 71 | 0 | / |
| Watzham | 71 | 0 | / |
| Whatcon | 71 | 0 | / |
| Boutchom | 67 | 57 | / |
| Wasom | 67 | 33 | / |
| Batchoun | 67 | 28 | / |
| Wasthong | 67 | 16 | / |
| Batschon | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wacon | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wachoune | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bauchoom | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wacem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woutcham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waichoon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bautchum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Batchoon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bootchom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weascham | 67 | 0 | / |
| Beatcham | 67 | 0 | / |
| Beatchum | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Watchom
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