Alakum Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Alakum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alakum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Alakum (54) may also be a first name.

Alakum Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Alakum Come From? nationality or country of origin

Alakum is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Alakum.

How Common Is The Last Name Alakum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Alakum is predominantly found in Oceania, where 73 percent of Alakum are found; 73 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 73 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,350,955th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 54 people.

This surname is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Madang, where 100 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 9 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alaykum92519/
Alakoum9210/
Alaikum928/
Alaukum923/
Alakhume8677/
Alhakoum8665/
Alyakoum8613/
Aliakoum862/
Allakoum861/
Alekum8313/
Alakom834/
Elakum831/
Alhakoume802/
Alahakoum801/
Alokoum778/
Elakoum774/
Olakume771/
Alaykom771/
Aloukoum7114/
Alokhume713/
Aleykoum711/
Alhoukoum6731/
Oulhakoum674/
Olakom672/
Olokum672/
Alacom672/
Aloukoume671/
Elekum671/
Alhoukoume639/
Olokume6254/
Oluokum627/
Elekoum621/
Olokom501/
Elocum500/

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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
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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 Alakum
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