Cookham Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Cookham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cookham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa581:934,09859,404
England91:6,190,895170,599
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Cookham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cookham is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cookham? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,333,370th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Cookham live; 87 percent live in Southern Africa and 87 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 934,098. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Free State, where 97 percent reside, Gauteng, where 2 percent reside and Limpopo, where 2 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this last name is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 13 percent reside.

Cookham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cookham has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 225 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cookham Last Name Statistics demography

Cookham earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 7.26% less than the national average, earning R 220,380 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chookham9382/
Cookam920/
Chookam8696/
Coukham8618/
Chokham8616/
Cockham8612/
Sookham865/
Kookham862/
Cokhame861/
Cokam831/
Chokkham807/
Choikham805/
Sookkham803/
Cockaham801/
Khookham801/
Sokham77123/
Chokam7792/
Jokham7782/
Kokham7730/
Sookam776/
Kookam775/
Cohham771/
Chakham712,044/
Chokkam71971/
Soikham71421/
Khokham71267/
Tchokam7178/
Zackham7122/
Choukam7119/
Sookkam7114/
Soykham7114/
Sookhom7113/
Sookaim718/
Cochaim714/
Koodkam714/
Joykham714/
Kodkham712/
Jackham712/
Soukham711/
Kokhame711/
Koykham711/
Koukham711/
Djookam711/
Cockeam711/
Choocam711/
Couhham711/
Coucham711/
Jodkham711/
Jokkham711/
Sackham710/
Jockham710/
Cocom6713,730/
Cojom672,482/
Chakhame67760/
Kokam67733/
Sokam67241/
Khokkham67193/
Chakkham67163/
Tchoukam67154/
Jokam6754/
Khodkham6720/
Khoikham6720/
Cakam6719/
Zokam6711/
Cukam679/
Koshkham679/
Cocam677/
Cokom673/
Sougkham673/
Sookhoom671/
Tchakham671/
Khoekham671/
Cahkkham671/
Tchuokam671/
Kuckhahm671/
Chooquam671/
Cojam671/
Khoukham671/
Couchaam670/

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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 Cookham
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