Alkum Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Alkum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alkum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey851:915,54642,769
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Alkum (154) may also be a first name.

Alkum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alkum (Bengali: আলকুম, Hindi: अलकुम, Marathi: अलकुम, Russian: Алкум) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alkum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,806,862nd most frequently used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. The surname Alkum is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Alkum live; 42 percent live in West Asia and 41 percent live in East Thrace and Karpass. It is also the 740,891st most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 154 people.

The surname is most common in Turkey, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 915,546. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 51 percent live, Batman Province, where 36 percent live and Ankara Province, where 6 percent live. Beside Turkey this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 6 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alkoum9128/
Halkum9115/
Alkaum912/
Halkoum831,274/
Haulkum830/
Alkom8028/
Elkum8011/
Alcum806/
Olkum805/
Holkum7350/
Halcum7311/
Golkum737/
Halkom735/
Elkoum732/
Alkoom731/
Alqaum731/
Golkhum6712/
Haulkom672/
Helkoum671/
Hallcum670/
Halhcum670/
Olkom60409/
Alcom6067/
Olcum6011/
Halcom55306/
Holcum5510/
Allcom554/
Oulkom551/
Holkom550/
Hallcom5031/
Holkoom504/
Hollkom501/
Holcaum501/
Haulcom500/

Alkum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alkum in the Bengali language
আলকুমalakuma-
Alkum in the Marathi language
अलकुमalakuma-
Alkum in the Hindi language
अलकुमalakuma57.14
अल्कुमalkuma42.86
Alkum in the Russian language
Алкумalkum-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alkum
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