Mokoum Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Mokoum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Mokoum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mokoum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mokoum occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mokoum? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,593,402nd most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mokoum live; 83 percent live in Central Africa and 83 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Mokoum is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 4,153,814. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: West Region, where 80 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon it is found in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 17 percent reside.
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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 Mokoum
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