Ekoum Surname
Approximately 535 people bear this surname
Ekoum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 506 | 1:41,046 | 5,470 |
| Ivory Coast | 27 | 1:854,490 | 22,281 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Ekoum (35) may also be a first name.
Ekoum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekoum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekoum occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekoum? popularity and diffusion
Ekoum is the 585,091st most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,621,581 people. The surname Ekoum occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ekoum live; 94 percent live in Central Africa and 73 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Ekoum is also the 1,744,716th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 35 people.
The last name Ekoum is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 506 people, or 1 in 41,046. In Cameroon Ekoum is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 46 percent live, East Region, where 26 percent live and Centre Region, where 18 percent live. Besides Cameroon it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekoume | 91 | 2,073 | / |
| Hekoum | 91 | 6 | / |
| Yekoum | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ekom | 89 | 4,166 | / |
| Ekum | 89 | 1,811 | / |
| Ekoueme | 83 | 2 | / |
| Hekkoum | 83 | 2 | / |
| Yekoume | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekome | 80 | 3,820 | / |
| Ekume | 80 | 829 | / |
| Ekuom | 80 | 714 | / |
| Eikum | 80 | 229 | / |
| Ekoom | 80 | 129 | / |
| Yekum | 80 | 109 | / |
| Ikoum | 80 | 83 | / |
| Eikom | 80 | 37 | / |
| Hekom | 80 | 15 | / |
| Jekum | 80 | 15 | / |
| Yekom | 80 | 11 | / |
| Ekkom | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ekhom | 80 | 5 | / |
| Hekum | 80 | 5 | / |
| Jekom | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ekkum | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ekumh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eakom | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekeum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ykoum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Edkom | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eekum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eskum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eikhom | 73 | 47 | / |
| Eidkum | 73 | 29 | / |
| Jikoum | 73 | 11 | / |
| Aykoum | 73 | 10 | / |
| Heikom | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ikkoum | 73 | 6 | / |
| Yokoum | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hikoum | 73 | 3 | / |
| Eatkum | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ikoume | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yiekum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jeakum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yekome | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ecoume | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekauem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jekhum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekayum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yoekum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekujme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jekume | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hekume | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekumme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekuyam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekomme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekeume | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eckhom | 73 | 0 | / |
| Eukomm | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ekhome | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ecom | 67 | 3,117 | / |
| Ekam | 67 | 2,688 | / |
| Ikum | 67 | 1,289 | / |
| Ikom | 67 | 534 | / |
| Ecum | 67 | 146 | / |
| Haikoum | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ajyekum | 67 | 7 | / |
| Haykoum | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hetkhom | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ijekume | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jiokoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ykum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eichkom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiekaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eqom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeekome | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jkom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heiskom | 67 | 0 | / |
| Eickhum | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ekoum
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