Zouam Surname
Approximately 247 people bear this surname
Zouam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 240 | 1:86,538 | 10,461 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
Zouam (20) may also be a first name.
Zouam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zouam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zouam is found most in Cameroon. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zouam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zouam is the 1,022,958th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,504,234 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zouam live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 71 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most widespread forename world-wide It is held by 20 people.
Zouam is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 240 people, or 1 in 86,538. In Cameroon Zouam is mostly found in: South Region, where 59 percent reside, Centre Region, where 32 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 9 percent reside. Not including Cameroon this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tunisia, where 2 percent reside and Algeria, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zouame | 91 | 161 | / |
| Zouham | 91 | 65 | / |
| Zouaim | 91 | 2 | / |
| Zoam | 89 | 13 | / |
| Zouatim | 83 | 16 | / |
| Zouhiam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Souam | 80 | 710 | / |
| Zouan | 80 | 307 | / |
| Zouom | 80 | 46 | / |
| Zoame | 80 | 16 | / |
| Zoham | 80 | 9 | / |
| Zoamt | 80 | 6 | / |
| Zaoum | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zuham | 80 | 2 | / |
| Couam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zuoam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zouane | 73 | 2,144 | / |
| Zouhan | 73 | 617 | / |
| Souame | 73 | 568 | / |
| Zouain | 73 | 456 | / |
| Zahoum | 73 | 175 | / |
| Chouam | 73 | 74 | / |
| Zouang | 73 | 72 | / |
| Jouham | 73 | 54 | / |
| Djouam | 73 | 18 | / |
| Souham | 73 | 10 | / |
| Zhouan | 73 | 5 | / |
| Zaoume | 73 | 2 | / |
| Souamh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zohoum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Couham | 73 | 1 | / |
| Soam | 67 | 950 | / |
| Chouham | 67 | 296 | / |
| Zoan | 67 | 242 | / |
| Zouatin | 67 | 161 | / |
| Zouaine | 67 | 142 | / |
| Tchouam | 67 | 62 | / |
| Coam | 67 | 40 | / |
| Joam | 67 | 34 | / |
| Zhouhan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zhouand | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zhou'an | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zoujian | 67 | 6 | / |
| Souhaim | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zouhane | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zaom | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zohoume | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shouame | 67 | 2 | / |
| Djouame | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chouame | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zouaten | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zouatne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dzhouan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Souhame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Couhham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shouham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Souaham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zéouhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zouhoum | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Zouam
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