Gokom Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Gokom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gokom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin341:303,98824,879
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gokom (20) may also be a first name.

Gokom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gokom occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gokom click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gokom? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gokom is the 3,100,440th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name Gokom is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gokom are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gokom is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 20 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Benin, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 303,988. In Benin it is mostly found in: Alibori Department, where 100 percent live. Outside of Benin Gokom is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngokom9120/
Gokoum912/
Gokome912/
Okom893,120/
Gokoume8314/
Ngokkom835/
Ngokhom831/
Okome8011,095/
Gokum80765/
Hokom80330/
Gokam80228/
Okuom80224/
Gakom8068/
Okoum8013/
Okkom803/
Okoom802/
Okoim801/
Oskom801/
Gocom801/
Ockom801/
Ngokkhom771/
Gakome73228/
Hookom73168/
Houkom73112/
Ngokam7369/
Hockom7341/
Okhome7337/
Ghokam7328/
Gokuum7322/
Hokome7315/
Oudkom7314/
Hokoum7313/
Ngakom737/
Godkam734/
Gokcam733/
Okoumt733/
Okoume733/
Okuome733/
Okomme732/
Ngokum732/
Ockomm732/
Gockum731/
Gocome731/
Goikam731/
Gakoum731/
Ngukom731/
Okoitm731/
Okomhe731/
Hokomh731/
Hotkom731/
Goukam731/
Oskhom731/
Goukum731/
Gatkom731/
Gaekom731/
Okam676,081/
Akom675,343/
Ocom674,523/
Ngakhom67771/
Hookoom67307/
Nghokam6774/
Ngoukam6768/
Ngokkam6710/
Goykham677/
Houkoum676/
Ngogkum675/
Ngokkum674/
Okomova674/
Goshkam674/
Okhomhe673/
Ákom672/
Ghakoum672/
Ngakoum672/
Houdkom671/
Oukoume671/
Okhoume671/
Goodcom671/
Okoutme671/
Ouskoum671/
Goodkum671/
Kgakohm671/
Ngakohm671/
Godkham671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gokom
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