Okom Surname

142,598th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Okom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,2581:78,4515,586
Cameroon5271:39,4105,266
Papua New Guinea901:90,59712,060
Uganda691:565,78730,812
Indonesia671:1,973,869124,197
Philippines391:2,595,852132,893
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
England31:18,572,686338,250
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
France11:66,422,722504,397
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Okom (1,473) may also be a first name.

Okom Last Name Facts

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

Okom (Russian: Оком, Tibetan: ཨོ་སྐོམ།) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Okom click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okom? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 142,598th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,335,752 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Okom are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 73 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 202,847th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 1,473 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,258 people, or 1 in 78,451. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 57 percent reside, Delta, where 15 percent reside and Lagos, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 17 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.

Okom Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Okom earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 27.62% less than the national average, earning $31,232 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.29% more than the national average, earning $50,324 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okome8911,095/
Hokom89330/
Okuom89224/
Gokom8940/
Okoum8913/
Okkom893/
Okoom892/
Oskom891/
Okoem891/
Okoim891/
Ockom891/
Hookom80168/
Houkom80112/
Hockom8041/
Okhome8037/
Hokome8015/
Oudkom8014/
Hokoum8013/
Okuome803/
Okoumt803/
Okoume803/
Okomme802/
Ockomm802/
Gokoum802/
Oskhom801/
Hotkom801/
Hokomh801/
Hoekom801/
Okoitm801/
Okomhe801/
Okam756,081/
Akom755,343/
Ocom754,523/
Ekom754,166/
Okum751,751/
Ukom751,393/
Ákom752/
Hookoom73307/
Houkoum736/
Okomova734/
Okhomhe733/
Houdkom731/
Oukoume731/
Okhoume731/
Okoutme731/
Ouskoum731/
Ackom679,050/
Hukom671,433/
Akoum67979/
Gokum67765/
Ekuom67714/
Hokam67542/
Akome67353/
Akhom67300/
Okame67292/
Gokam67228/
Okham67184/
Akoom67142/
Ekoom67129/
Okume67127/
Akuom67125/
Hakom67110/
Ukoom6799/
Ukome6779/
Gakom6768/
Hokum6747/
Hocom6746/
Ozkum6718/
Okkam6717/
Ockam6716/
Hekom6715/
Occom6710/
Ekkom676/
Ookam675/
Ekhom675/
O'Kam675/
Oikam675/
Ukoum674/
Ockum674/
Okuum673/
Ahkom673/
Okcum672/
Oukam672/
Askom672/
Aqoom672/
Ohkam671/
Okcam671/
Ukkom671/
Okaam671/
Hoockoum671/
Ohcom671/
Ocohm671/
Ocoum671/
Gocom671/
Akomm671/
Aakom671/
Okamh671/
Azkom671/
Oykam671/
Aukom671/
Oscom670/

Okom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Okom in the Tibetan language
ཨོ་སྐོམ།okom-
Okom in the Russian language
Окомokom-

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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 Okom
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