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 is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekoum? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 585,091st most common last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,621,581 people. The last name Ekoum occurs mostly 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 occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 35 people.
The last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 506 people, or 1 in 41,046. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Littoral Region, where 46 percent reside, East Region, where 26 percent reside and Centre Region, where 18 percent reside. Not including Cameroon it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 5 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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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