Woum Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Woum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 35 | 1:593,402 | 45,326 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Woum (16) may also be a first name.
Woum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Woum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Woum is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Woum click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Woum? popularity and diffusion
The surname Woum is the 2,506,728th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname Woum is mostly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Woum reside; 56 percent reside in Central Africa and 39 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Woum is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 16 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 593,402. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Littoral Region, where 37 percent are found, East Region, where 31 percent are found and Centre Region, where 14 percent are found. Not including Cameroon Woum exists in 5 countries. It is also found in France, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woume | 89 | 105 | / |
| Woumn | 89 | 10 | / |
| Wom | 86 | 338 | / |
| Wum | 86 | 142 | / |
| Wouyem | 80 | 2 | / |
| Waioum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woueme | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wouham | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woumjz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woumne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whoume | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boum | 75 | 4,597 | / |
| Wuam | 75 | 749 | / |
| Wome | 75 | 718 | / |
| Weum | 75 | 519 | / |
| Waum | 75 | 302 | / |
| Wume | 75 | 78 | / |
| Woun | 75 | 54 | / |
| Voum | 75 | 15 | / |
| Woim | 75 | 9 | / |
| Woom | 75 | 6 | / |
| Wohm | 75 | 6 | / |
| Wuim | 75 | 5 | / |
| Womn | 75 | 5 | / |
| Whom | 75 | 2 | / |
| Woem | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vwom | 75 | 1 | / |
| Womd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wgum | 75 | 1 | / |
| Womh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Woym | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wuom | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wumk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wujm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wumg | 75 | 0 | / |
| Woumgue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woujeme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahum | 67 | 357 | / |
| Wajum | 67 | 79 | / |
| Wojem | 67 | 72 | / |
| Weium | 67 | 49 | / |
| Bouem | 67 | 49 | / |
| Woune | 67 | 43 | / |
| Wayum | 67 | 40 | / |
| Wuyam | 67 | 31 | / |
| Woome | 67 | 30 | / |
| Ouham | 67 | 28 | / |
| Waume | 67 | 18 | / |
| Weyom | 67 | 17 | / |
| Woime | 67 | 16 | / |
| Woyem | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wayom | 67 | 11 | / |
| Voume | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wiyom | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wuyim | 67 | 7 | / |
| Womme | 67 | 7 | / |
| Woiam | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wowem | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hwoom | 67 | 5 | / |
| Woyam | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wajom | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bouhm | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wucem | 67 | 4 | / |
| Woyim | 67 | 4 | / |
| Whome | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wouen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Womck | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wouemgne | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wusem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woyom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wumkc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boumm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wojam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wusim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wutim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuyom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Womdd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Womdh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuiam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boumh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouhom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wumme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wotem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wheum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Womcq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whomg | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wuimt | 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
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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 Woum
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