Woum Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Woum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon351:593,40245,326
France181:3,690,151224,666
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

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 in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Woum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,506,728th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Woum live; 56 percent live in Central Africa and 39 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 16 people.

This surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 593,402. In Cameroon Woum is primarily found in: Littoral Region, where 37 percent live, East Region, where 31 percent live and Centre Region, where 14 percent live. Beside Cameroon Woum exists in 5 countries. It is also common in France, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woume89105/
Woumn8910/
Wom86338/
Wum86142/
Wouyem802/
Waioum801/
Woueme801/
Wouham801/
Woumjz801/
Woumne801/
Whoume801/
Boum754,597/
Wuam75749/
Wome75718/
Weum75519/
Waum75302/
Wume7578/
Woun7554/
Voum7515/
Woim759/
Woom756/
Wohm756/
Wuim755/
Womn755/
Whom752/
Woem751/
Vwom751/
Womd751/
Wgum751/
Womh751/
Woym751/
Wuom751/
Wumk751/
Wujm751/
Wumg750/
Woumgue731/
Woujeme731/
Wahum67357/
Wajum6779/
Wojem6772/
Weium6749/
Bouem6749/
Woune6743/
Wayum6740/
Wuyam6731/
Woome6730/
Ouham6728/
Waume6718/
Weyom6717/
Woime6716/
Woyem6713/
Wayom6711/
Voume6711/
Wiyom6711/
Wuyim677/
Womme677/
Woiam676/
Wowem676/
Hwoom675/
Woyam675/
Wajom674/
Bouhm674/
Wucem674/
Woyim674/
Whome673/
Wouen673/
Womck673/
Wouemgne673/
Wusem672/
Woyom671/
Wumkc671/
Boumm671/
Wojam671/
Wusim671/
Wutim671/
Wuyom671/
Womdd671/
Womdh671/
Wuiam671/
Boumh671/
Ouhom671/
Weume671/
Wumme671/
Wotem671/
Wheum671/
Womcq671/
Whomg670/
Wuimt670/

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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 Woum
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