Ekume Surname

418,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 829 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ekume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon5431:38,2495,117
Nigeria2351:753,79934,148
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Ekume (57) may also be a first name.

Ekume Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ekume is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ekume.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekume? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 418,906th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,790,767 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ekume reside; 69 percent reside in Central Africa and 68 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Ekume is also the 1,308,380th most commonly occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 57 people.

The surname Ekume is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 543 people, or 1 in 38,249. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Southwest Region, where 91 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 5 percent reside and Centre Region, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon Ekume is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 28 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.

Ekume Last Name Statistics demography

Ekume earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.71% less than the national average, earning $38,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekoume912,073/
Ekueme91158/
Ekumet912/
Ekujme911/
Jekume911/
Hekume911/
Ekumme911/
Ekumea911/
Ekeume911/
Ekum891,811/
Ijekume832/
Yekoume831/
Ekuma8016,149/
Akume806,533/
Ekome803,820/
Ekoum80535/
Eikum80229/
Ekumi80175/
Ikume80144/
Okume80127/
Ekime8093/
Hekum805/
Ekkum802/
Eskum801/
Ekumh801/
Eekum801/
Ekumy801/
Ekeum801/
Ekhuemeh771/
Ekouma731,555/
Ekomie731,342/
Akumey73280/
Akueme73246/
Akaume73107/
Akumeh7388/
Ekoumi7381/
Eidkum7329/
Jekuma7321/
Akumei7320/
Jikume7315/
Yekuma7314/
Okaume7313/
Okueme7312/
Iekuma7312/
Ekumma7311/
Okeume7310/
Gikume739/
Aikume739/
Okumeh738/
Edkumi737/
Ekeuma737/
Akuume737/
Hekoum736/
Ikhume734/
Akumea734/
Ikueme733/
Ikuyme733/
Ekcuma732/
Ekoumy732/
Eatkum732/
Ikoume732/
Okhume731/
Equome731/
Ikeume731/
Eckuma731/
Iskume731/
Eakuma731/
Okumme731/
Hakume731/
Ikumet731/
Hekumi731/
Ekumai731/
Ekoumè731/
Ekoumé731/
Ekomea731/
Ekomme731/
Ekimea731/
Ecoume731/
Yekumi731/
Yekome731/
Ekhome730/
Ekom674,166/
Ackumey672,739/
Ikum671,289/
Ecum67146/
Hokumei6788/
Oikumeh6726/
Ekumaya6721/
Ihekuma6712/
Akhaume6712/
Ekumait677/
Ahakume675/
Ikoumes675/
Euquime675/
Okummeh674/
Ijekuma674/
Akoumey674/
Okahume673/
Akoumea673/
Ikhumhe672/
Akumieh672/
Ekoumyo672/
Hekkoum672/
Jaikume672/
Hiekaum671/
Okoumeh671/
Okummee671/
Ykum671/
Okhoume671/
Yokoume671/
Yekouma671/
Akoumeh671/
Oikhume671/
Jeekome671/
Eickhum670/
Heckime670/

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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 Ekume
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