Zoume Surname
Approximately 75 people bear this surname
Zoume Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 58 | 1:178,200 | 17,490 |
| Niger | 14 | 1:1,370,858 | 28,349 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
The alternate forms: Zoumè (1) are calculated separately.
Zoume (41) may also be a first name.
Zoume Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zoume Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zoume is more commonly found in Benin than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Zoumè. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zoume? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,185,341st most widespread last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zoume reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 41 people.
The last name Zoume is most widespread in Benin, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 178,200. In Benin Zoume is mostly concentrated in: Alibori Department, where 78 percent reside, Atakora Department, where 19 percent reside and Collines Department, where 2 percent reside. Besides Benin Zoume is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 19 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Zoume
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