Njokum Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Njokum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 51 | 1:407,237 | 34,925 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Njokum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njokum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Njokum occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Njokum? popularity and diffusion
The last name Njokum is the 2,689,253rd most commonly used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Njokum live; 73 percent live in Central Africa and 73 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 407,237. In Cameroon Njokum is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 75 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 25 percent reside. Barring Cameroon Njokum occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Njokume | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ndjokoum | 86 | 2 | / |
| Njockoum | 86 | 1 | / |
| Njokom | 83 | 113 | / |
| Njokun | 83 | 23 | / |
| Njukum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyokum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Njiokom | 77 | 51 | / |
| Najokom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndjakum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njoukom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nzokeum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndjakoum | 71 | 20 | / |
| Nyakum | 67 | 21 | / |
| Nyokom | 67 | 8 | / |
| Njakom | 67 | 3 | / |
| Niakum | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nzakum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyokun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njukom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njokon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njucom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nsakum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neokom | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Njokum
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