Okoume Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Okoume Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Okoume (16) may also be a first name.
Okoume Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okoume Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okoume is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Okoume click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okoume? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 10,311,814th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Okoume occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okoume reside; 67 percent reside in Central Africa and 33 percent reside in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 16 people.
It is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: East Region, where 100 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Gabon, where 33 percent are found and Nigeria, where 33 percent are found.
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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 Okoume
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