Ikoum Surname
Approximately 83 people bear this surname
Ikoum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 77 | 1:269,728 | 25,950 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
Ikoum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikoum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ikoum occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikoum? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ikoum is the 2,061,309th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ikoum reside; 94 percent reside in Central Africa and 93 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 269,728. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 73 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 21 percent are found and South Region, where 3 percent are found. Besides Cameroon Ikoum occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 5 percent are found and Belgium, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jikoum | 91 | 11 | / |
| Ikkoum | 91 | 6 | / |
| Hikoum | 91 | 3 | / |
| Ikoume | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ikum | 89 | 1,289 | / |
| Ikom | 89 | 534 | / |
| Haikoum | 83 | 8 | / |
| Ikome | 80 | 2,452 | / |
| Ekoum | 80 | 535 | / |
| Yikum | 80 | 349 | / |
| Eikum | 80 | 229 | / |
| Ikume | 80 | 144 | / |
| Aikum | 80 | 113 | / |
| Ickom | 80 | 54 | / |
| Eikom | 80 | 37 | / |
| Jikom | 80 | 14 | / |
| Jikum | 80 | 12 | / |
| Hikum | 80 | 10 | / |
| Ikhom | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ikuom | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hikom | 80 | 2 | / |
| Aikom | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ikuum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iokom | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ikoom | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ykoum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yikom | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gikum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekoume | 73 | 2,073 | / |
| Eikhom | 73 | 47 | / |
| Eidkum | 73 | 29 | / |
| Hickom | 73 | 28 | / |
| Jikume | 73 | 15 | / |
| Hickum | 73 | 14 | / |
| Haikum | 73 | 14 | / |
| Aykoum | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ikuyam | 73 | 9 | / |
| Aikume | 73 | 9 | / |
| Heikom | 73 | 7 | / |
| Hekoum | 73 | 6 | / |
| Jitkum | 73 | 6 | / |
| Aitkum | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ikhume | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yokoum | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ikuyme | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jikkum | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ikuome | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ikoyam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aikome | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikowem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iskume | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jikome | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikeume | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekom | 67 | 4,166 | / |
| Ekum | 67 | 1,811 | / |
| Ikam | 67 | 718 | / |
| Jitkoom | 67 | 261 | / |
| Ischkum | 67 | 37 | / |
| Icum | 67 | 20 | / |
| Aikayum | 67 | 19 | / |
| Icom | 67 | 9 | / |
| Haykoum | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aikaium | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hekkoum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekoueme | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikhumhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oikhume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jkom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiekaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eichkom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikumowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aikhome | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ykum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikhoyam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eickhum | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heiskom | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ikoum
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