Fokom Surname
Approximately 441 people bear this surname
Fokom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 438 | 1:47,418 | 6,217 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
Fokom (15) may also be a first name.
Fokom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fokom Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fokom is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Fokom.
How Common Is The Last Name Fokom? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 676,370th most numerous surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 16,525,047 people. Fokom is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Fokom live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Fokom is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used forename at a global level It is held by 15 people.
The last name is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 438 people, or 1 in 47,418. In Cameroon Fokom is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 31 percent reside, West Region, where 30 percent reside and Centre Region, where 26 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fokoum | 91 | 14 | / |
| Foukom | 91 | 1 | / |
| Foekom | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fockom | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fhokom | 91 | 1 | / |
| Foukoum | 83 | 23 | / |
| Fockoum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fokam | 80 | 6,697 | / |
| Fokum | 80 | 91 | / |
| Fekom | 80 | 10 | / |
| Fakom | 80 | 7 | / |
| Fukom | 80 | 3 | / |
| Vokom | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fakhom | 73 | 217 | / |
| Foskum | 73 | 9 | / |
| Fukhom | 73 | 7 | / |
| Foocom | 73 | 5 | / |
| Foukam | 73 | 4 | / |
| Phokom | 73 | 3 | / |
| Feukom | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fokaam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fookam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fookum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Facoom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fakoom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fakoum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fekhom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foikum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fekoum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fakome | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fockum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faekhom | 67 | 62 | / |
| Fookham | 67 | 32 | / |
| Foocome | 67 | 24 | / |
| Phokhom | 67 | 8 | / |
| Phokcom | 67 | 5 | / |
| Phokome | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fookhum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feuhkom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fakkhom | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Fokom
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis