Where Does The Last Name Gokum Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Gokum (Hindi: गोकुम, Marathi: गोकुम, Tibetan: གུ་སྐུམ།) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gokum? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Gokum is the 445,853^rd most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 9,526,204 people. Gokum occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Gokum reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 836,439^th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 124 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 752 people, or 1 in 235,562. In Nigeria Gokum is mostly found in: Plateau, where 81 percent are found, Bauchi, where 8 percent are found and Kaduna, where 3 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 1 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found.

Gokum Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Gokum has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.