Zouma Surname
Approximately 4,429 people bear this surname
Zouma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 3,036 | 1:6,045 | 659 |
| Chad | 578 | 1:23,516 | 2,818 |
| Benin | 203 | 1:50,914 | 6,413 |
| Cameroon | 194 | 1:107,057 | 12,544 |
| Greece | 157 | 1:70,572 | 11,857 |
| Niger | 151 | 1:127,099 | 4,889 |
| Ivory Coast | 77 | 1:299,626 | 11,268 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 387 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Zouma (8,595) may also be a first name.
Zouma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zouma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zouma (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺯﻭﻣﻪ) is found most frequently in Burkina Faso. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zouma? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 105,676th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,645,416 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Zouma reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 65 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 67,812th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 8,595 people.
Zouma is most commonly held in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 3,036 people, or 1 in 6,045. In Burkina Faso Zouma is most frequent in: Centre-Ouest Region, where 70 percent are found, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 12 percent are found and Centre Region, where 9 percent are found. Other than Burkina Faso this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 13 percent are found and Benin, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zouma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zouma in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺯﻭﻣﻪ | zwmh | 66.67 |
| ﺍﻟﺰﻭﻣﺎ | alzwma | 33.33 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zouma
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