Likoum Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Likoum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Likoum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon871:238,72523,654
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Likoum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Likoum is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Likoum? popularity and diffusion

Likoum is the 1,994,173rd most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Likoum reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 238,725. In Cameroon Likoum is mostly found in: Littoral Region, where 69 percent live and Centre Region, where 29 percent live. Besides Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Likoume925/
Likum9152/
Likom915/
Likome83339/
Likume83150/
Leikom8372/
Laikom8331/
Lekoum8311/
Laikum837/
Likhom834/
Leikum832/
Liekom831/
Likkum831/
Likeum831/
Likhome77288/
Liokhum777/
Likam73744/
Lekom7352/
Lekum7312/
Licom737/
Licum732/
Lykum730/
Leikam671,534/
Laykom67529/
Liscum67408/
Lekome67334/
Likham67190/
Leykom67139/
Liscom67103/
Laikam6797/
Leykum6780/
Liekam6775/
Likame6728/
Luikam6721/
Lekkum6717/
Lekume6710/
Likkam679/
Lejkom678/
Lekhouiem674/
Leukum674/
Lekeum674/
Likamm672/
Lekaum671/
Leckum671/
Legkum671/
Lickam671/
Likaim671/
Leekum671/
Lyckom671/
Läjkom671/
Lekkom671/
Lekoom671/
Leekom671/
Leicum670/

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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 Likoum
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