Linkum Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Linkum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Linkum Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Linkum Last Name Facts

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

Linkum occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Linkum? popularity and diffusion

Linkum is the 6,360,413th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Linkum is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Linkum live; 67 percent live in Central Africa and 67 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Linkum is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 3,461,511. In Cameroon it is most common in: Northwest Region, where 83 percent are found and West Region, where 17 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glinkum921/
Linkcum920/
Limkum837/
Lenkum836/
Lincum830/
Lenkume771,013/
Lienkom7713/
Lincume772/
Lingkom772/
Luenkum771/
Linkhom770/
Luenkhum712/
Luengkum711/
Limcum6727/
Lincom675/
Lengkom6215/
Linncom621/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Linkum
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