Hookoom Surname

878,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Hookoom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hookoom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius3011:4,297848
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
China21:683,660,78330,601
England11:55,718,059489,080

Hookoom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hookoom is more commonly found in Mauritius than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hookoom? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hookoom is the 878,878th most frequent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 23,737,935 people. Hookoom is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Hookoom live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in Southern African Indian Ocean.

This surname is most commonly used in Mauritius, where it is carried by 301 people, or 1 in 4,297. In Mauritius Hookoom is most prevalent in: Port Louis District, where 37 percent reside, Plaines Wilhems District, where 21 percent reside and Pamplemousses District, where 18 percent reside. Other than Mauritius it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent reside and China, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hookom92168/
Hokom83330/
Okoom832/
Hoockoum801/
Hukoom77499/
Houkom77112/
Hockom7741/
Chokom7738/
Hokome7715/
Hookum7714/
Hokoum7713/
Khokom777/
Hookam777/
Hakoom774/
Hotkom771/
Hokomh771/
Hoekom771/
Jookom771/
Okom733,120/
Hookham71969/
Chookam7196/
Chookum7157/
Khokhom718/
Houkoum716/
Chokome711/
Khookum711/
Choukom711/
Choykom711/
Chakoom711/
Houdkom711/
Okome6711,095/
Hukom671,433/
Hokam67542/
Okuom67224/
Akoom67142/
Hakom67110/
Ukoom6799/
Chookham6782/
Hokum6747/
Hocom6746/
Gokom6740/
Chookhum6722/
Okoum6713/
Ookam675/
Ahkom673/
Okkom673/
Khookham671/
Hookhame671/
Oskom671/
Okoem671/
Okoim671/
Ockom671/

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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
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  • 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 Hookoom
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