Monkoum Surname

914,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Monkoum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Monkoum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2831:73,3899,146
Benin71:1,476,51557,381

Monkoum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Monkoum occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Monkoum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 914,967th most frequent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 25,129,469 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Monkoum reside; 67 percent reside in Central Africa and 66 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

Monkoum is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 283 people, or 1 in 73,389. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: West Region, where 61 percent reside, Adamawa Region, where 32 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 4 percent reside. Other than Cameroon Monkoum exists in one country. It also occurs in Benin, where 2 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
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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 Monkoum
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