Ikom Surname

585,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 534 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Ikom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2591:683,94931,723
Malaysia1651:178,75310,756
Indonesia481:2,755,192158,430
Cameroon291:716,17551,453
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Benin121:861,30044,192
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Cyprus11:884,87613,055

Ikom (935) may also be a first name.

Ikom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ikom (Russian: Иком) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikom? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ikom is the 585,898th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 13,647,090 people. The last name Ikom occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Ikom live; 51 percent live in West Africa and 51 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 264,385th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 935 people.

The last name Ikom is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 259 people, or 1 in 683,949. In Nigeria Ikom is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 29 percent reside, Benue, where 27 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 31 percent reside and Indonesia, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ikome892,452/
Ikoum8983/
Ickom8954/
Eikom8937/
Jikom8914/
Ikhom894/
Aikom892/
Hikom892/
Ikuom892/
Iokom891/
Ikoom891/
Yikom891/
Eikhom8047/
Hickom8028/
Jikoum8011/
Heikom807/
Ikkoum806/
Hikoum803/
Ikuome802/
Ikoume802/
Jikome801/
Aikome801/
Ekom754,166/
Ukom751,393/
Ikum751,289/
Ikam75718/
Icom759/
Jkom751/
Jitkoom73261/
Haikoum738/
Aikhome731/
Eichkom731/
Heiskom730/
Ekome673,820/
Hukom671,433/
Hikam671,247/
Ekuom67714/
Yokom67576/
Ekoum67535/
Yikum67349/
Hicom67236/
Eikum67229/
Ikame67206/
Ikume67144/
Ekoom67129/
Aikum67113/
Aikam67110/
Ukoom6799/
Eikam6795/
Jikam6766/
Gicom6737/
Ikham6724/
Icome6722/
Ikkam6716/
Hekom6715/
Uikam6713/
Jikum6712/
Gikam6712/
Hikum6710/
Yikam6710/
İçkam676/
Ekkom676/
Oikam675/
Ekhom675/
Ukoum674/
Yskom673/
Ickam672/
Ihkam672/
Icoom672/
Ukkom671/
Iokam671/
Gikum671/
Edkom671/
Eakom671/
Ikuum671/
Ykoum671/
Iqoom671/
Ikaam671/

Ikom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ikom in the Russian language
Икомikom-

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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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  • 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 Ikom
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