Bikum Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Bikum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bikum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bikum (116) may also be a first name.

Bikum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bikum (Hindi: बिकुम, Oriya: ବିକୁମ) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Bikum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bikum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,979,664th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Bikum reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 868,627th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 116 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 4,920,632. In Nigeria Bikum is mostly concentrated in: Plateau, where 97 percent live and Kogi, where 3 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 7 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bikoum9153/
Bickum9149/
Bikume9134/
Beikum9121/
Bhikum9114/
Biskum9113/
Baikum914/
Bikkum913/
Bitkum911/
Bikeum911/
Bhikhum834/
Bikoume834/
Bickoum834/
Baikhum831/
Biekhum831/
Bikom801,276/
Bekum8039/
Bicum8024/
Beidkhum772/
Biskoume771/
Beckum731,249/
Biccum73387/
Bekkum73263/
Beekum7356/
Bickom7348/
Bekoum7324/
Beikom7314/
Boicum738/
Betkum737/
Veikum737/
Bhekum734/
Beakum734/
Bekume733/
Behkum732/
Bekhum731/
Biscum731/
Bicoum731/
Begkum731/
Bekgum731/
Bekoume67126/
Bheekum6742/
Bickcom6719/
Beckhum6713/
Baikcom676/
Beekhum673/
Mpikoum671/
Bikoome671/
Booykum671/
Boicoum671/
Bekhoum671/
Beckkum670/

Bikum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bikum in the Oriya language
ବିକୁମbikuma-
Bikum in the Hindi language
बिकुमbikuma66.67
बिकूमbikuma33.33

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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
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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 Bikum
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