Bokom Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

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

Bokom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bokom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Burkina Faso141:1,310,86411,575
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Bokom (215) may also be a first name.

Bokom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bokom (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻛﻢ, Russian: Боком, Tibetan: སྦོ་སྐོབ་) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bokom? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,555,468th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The surname Bokom occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 35 percent of Bokom are found; 35 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 35 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Bokom is also the 616,131st most widely held first name world-wide, held by 215 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 452,984. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Morobe, where 67 percent live, Manus, where 28 percent live and West New Britain, where 6 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea Bokom exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 26 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bokoum9111,365/
Bokome9131/
Bokuom9114/
Boukom919/
Boskom911/
Boykom911/
Bokkom911/
Bockom911/
Boukoum83200/
Bockoum8379/
Bockkom8337/
Bokoume8328/
Bokhoum8324/
Boskoum832/
Bockhom831/
Bockome831/
Bockuom831/
Boudkom831/
Bokoime831/
Bouckom831/
Bohkoum831/
Bokam803,245/
Bekom80254/
Bokum80207/
Bakom80156/
Bukom8040/
Bocom8020/
Boukoume772/
Bokhoume771/
Boudkoum771/
Bocoum7346,187/
Beckom73905/
Bokame73559/
Bokham73542/
Boukam73309/
Bukome73208/
Bakoum73163/
Bakkom73135/
Bakhom73132/
Bakome7374/
Bokkam7336/
Bockum7323/
Bhokum7320/
Bakuom7320/
Bhokam7316/
Boscom7313/
Baukom7312/
Bokhum7312/
Bokkum739/
Buckom739/
Bokume737/
Boikam736/
Bockam735/
Bhukom734/
Batkom734/
Bokamh734/
Beekom733/
Bodkam733/
Bokaam733/
Boucom733/
Bekkom732/
Boskam732/
Bocoem732/
Bookam732/
Bakoom731/
Bocome731/
Bocuom731/
Bojkam731/
Beukom731/
Bocoom731/
Buokum731/
Bohkum731/
Bookum731/
Boukum731/
Backom730/
Boutkhoum71375/
Bouchkoum716/
Bouskoumd711/
Bookham67348/
Bakoume67235/
Boucoum67156/
Beckcom67110/
Boutkam6779/
Bocoume6748/
Beckhom6746/
Bhoikam6719/
Bokkham6717/
Boukham6715/
Bakhome6714/
Bootkam6712/
Bockham6710/
Bakhoom676/
Baukhom675/
Bothkam674/
Baekhom674/
Bhookam673/
Bahkcom672/
Backhom672/
Boccoum672/
Buckhom671/
Bothcom671/
Boukame671/
Bouzkam671/
Baukoum671/
Bakkoum671/
Boicoum671/
Bokkaam671/
Bokkasm671/
Bakoime671/
Bakombp671/
Bathkom671/
Boukatm671/
Bhokham671/
Baïkoum671/
Bahakom671/
Buskhom671/
Boodkam671/
Bookhum671/
Boekham671/
Booykum671/
Boukhum671/
Budkhom671/
Bauckom670/
Bockaum670/
Bookamt670/

Bokom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bokom in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻮﻛﻢbwkm-
Bokom in the Tibetan language
སྦོ་སྐོབ་bokob-
Bokom in the Russian language
Бокомbokom-

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Footnotes

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