Ayakem Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ayakem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ayakem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1351:1,312,16951,890
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ayakem (32) may also be a first name.

Ayakem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ayakem is found most in Nigeria. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ayakem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,518,885th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. The last name Ayakem occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ayakem live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 32 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 135 people, or 1 in 1,312,169. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Akwa Ibom, where 90 percent reside, Lagos, where 5 percent reside and Rivers, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ayakeme92551/
Ayikem83277/
Yoakem83219/
Eyakem8369/
Ayakim8316/
Aakeem838/
Ayekem835/
Ayukem831/
Ayekeme7719/
Ayakime7710/
Oyakeme775/
Eyakiem774/
Iyakeme772/
Haakeem771/
A'Akeem771/
Yoakeem771/
Yoakeim771/
Haakeim770/
Akeem7336,141/
Akeam7351/
Aikem737/
Yekem735/
Aekem732/
Eykem731/
Akeim731/
Iyakheme711/
Hakeem67114,865/
Akheem67620/
Hakeim67352/
Yekeem67262/
Ayukim67190/
Yoakim6799/
Akeame6721/
Ioakem6712/
Ayocem678/
Ayekhemhe678/
Akeeme673/
Hakeam672/
Akkeem672/
Aitkem672/
Ackeem672/
Haikem672/
Auykim672/
Akeyme671/
Oyokem671/
Akeehm671/
Yoakym671/
Aukeem671/
Akkeam671/
Eykeim671/
Oyekem671/
Akeemm671/
Yekkem671/
Eyokem671/
Yeckem671/

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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 Ayakem
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