Bokoum Surname

45,635th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Bokoum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bokoum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso9,4651:1,939277
Guinea1,0541:11,228359
Mali3871:43,8481,206
Senegal2321:62,842872
Mauritania871:47,0673,494
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Ivory Coast321:720,97619,991
France161:4,151,420237,746
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Gambia91:213,717372
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Congo51:997,81917,129
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Bokoum (36) may also be a first name.

Bokoum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bokoum (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻛﻢ) has its highest incidence in Burkina Faso. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bokoum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 45,635th most commonly used family name globally, held by around 1 in 641,227 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Bokoum live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bokoum is also the 1,717,090th most frequently occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 36 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 9,465 people, or 1 in 1,939. In Burkina Faso Bokoum is most frequent in: Sahel Region, where 72 percent live, Est Region, where 9 percent live and Centre-Nord Region, where 9 percent live. Not including Burkina Faso this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Guinea, where 9 percent live and Mali, where 3 percent live.

Bokoum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bokoum are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% registered with the party.

Bokoum earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 36.03% more than the national average, earning $58,695 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boukoum92200/
Bockoum9279/
Bokoume9228/
Bokhoum9224/
Boskoum922/
Bohkoum921/
Bokum91207/
Bokom9157/
Boukoume862/
Bokhoume861/
Boudkoum861/
Bocoum8346,187/
Bakoum83163/
Bokome8331/
Bockum8323/
Bhokum8320/
Bokuom8314/
Bokhum8312/
Bokkum839/
Boukom839/
Bokume837/
Boskom831/
Boykom831/
Bokkom831/
Bockom831/
Buokum831/
Bohkum831/
Bookum831/
Boukum831/
Boutkhoum80375/
Bouchkoum806/
Bouskoumd801/
Bakhoum7714,280/
Bakoume77235/
Boucoum77156/
Bocoume7748/
Bockkom7737/
Bokojam7729/
Boccoum772/
Baukoum771/
Bakkoum771/
Boicoum771/
Bockhom771/
Bockome771/
Bockuom771/
Boudkom771/
Bokoyem771/
Bokoime771/
Bouckom771/
Baïkoum771/
Bookhum771/
Booykum771/
Boukhum771/
Bockaum770/
Bokam733,245/
Bakum732,072/
Bukum73166/
Bakom73156/
Bukom7340/
Bocom7320/
Bocum735/
Bakhoume71519/
Bootkhum719/
Backhoum716/
Boucoume712/
Bokumova711/
Bouccoum711/
Baukkoum711/
Baukoume711/
Bakousme711/
Bachkoum711/
Boodkhum711/
Baukcoum710/
Bakkum671,374/
Bokame67559/
Bokham67542/
Boukam67309/
Bukome67208/
Bakkom67135/
Bhocum6785/
Bakome6774/
Bakume6773/
Bakhum6742/
Bacoum6740/
Bokkam6736/
Bhokam6716/
Boscom6713/
Butkum6713/
Baukom6712/
Baukum6710/
Buckom679/
Bocgum678/
Boicum678/
Bojcum677/
Bhakum676/
Boikam676/
Bukume676/
Backum675/
Bockam675/
Buckum675/
Bhukom674/
Bokeem674/
Batkom674/
Bokamh674/
Bodkam673/
Bokaam673/
Boucom673/
Boucam673/
Boucum673/
Bokeim672/
Boskam672/
Bocoem672/
Baqoum672/
Bahkum672/
Bookam672/
Vokkum672/
Bukkum671/
Bakoom671/
Bakuem671/
Boccum671/
Bocome671/
Bocuom671/
Bojkam671/
Bukuim671/
Buhkum671/
Beukom671/
Bagkum671/
Bousscoum671/
Bocoom671/
Budkum671/
Baukcoume670/
Boscum670/
Backom670/

Bokoum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bokoum in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻮﻛﻢbwkm96.55
ﺑﻮﻛﻮﻡbwkwm3.45

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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
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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 Bokoum
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