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

Ikom (Russian: Иком) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikom? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ikom is the 585,898th most frequent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 13,647,090 people. The last name Ikom is predominantly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Ikom are found; 51 percent are found in West Africa and 51 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 264,385th most common first name throughout the world, held by 935 people.

It is most commonly held 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 live, Benue, where 27 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 13 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 31 percent live and Indonesia, where 9 percent live.

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