Fokum Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fokum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fokum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon481:432,68936,488
United States321:11,326,842445,236
England21:27,859,030389,889
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Fokum (390) may also be a first name.

Fokum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fokum is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fokum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,955,159th most numerous surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 53 percent of Fokum live; 53 percent live in Central Africa and 53 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Fokum is also the 438,463rd most prevalent forename internationally, held by 390 people.

Fokum is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 432,689. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 40 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 33 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Fokum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fokum are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered with the political party.

Fokum earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.88% more than the national average, earning $44,825 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fokoum9114/
Foskum919/
Fookum911/
Foikum911/
Fockum911/
Foukoum8323/
Fookhum831/
Fockoum831/
Fokom80441/
Fakum8012/
Fukum806/
Fekum801/
Focum801/
Fakhum731,277/
Phokum7360/
Fuhkum7317/
Fakkum737/
Fazkum734/
Vokkum732/
Fukhum732/
Fahkum731/
Fakoum731/
Foukom731/
Fockom731/
Fekoum731/
Fukume731/
Fhokom731/
Fukaume6772/
Phokhum6715/
Faqhoum678/
Fakhoum672/
Fakkhum671/
Fagkhum671/
Phookum671/

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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 Fokum
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