Orkem Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Orkem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Orkem (10) may also be a first name.
Orkem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orkem Come From? nationality or country of origin
Orkem is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Orkem? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,587,209th most widespread surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Orkem occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Orkem live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Orkem is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring given name in the world It is held by 10 people.
The surname Orkem is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria Orkem is most prevalent in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorkem | 91 | 30 | / |
| Orkeem | 91 | 11 | / |
| Horkem | 91 | 1 | / |
| Erkem | 80 | 67 | / |
| Arkem | 80 | 17 | / |
| Orkim | 80 | 4 | / |
| Orcem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Erkhem | 73 | 111 | / |
| Orquem | 73 | 32 | / |
| Herkem | 73 | 13 | / |
| Harkem | 73 | 12 | / |
| Arkhem | 73 | 8 | / |
| Errkem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arkeem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orkhym | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gorkim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Horchem | 67 | 172 | / |
| Harkeem | 67 | 12 | / |
| Horquem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Herkeem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harkeum | 67 | 0 | / |
| Garkeim | 67 | 0 | / |
| Arqem | 60 | 121 | / |
| Arkim | 60 | 104 | / |
| Arcem | 60 | 4 | / |
| Erkim | 60 | 1 | / |
| Orcim | 60 | 1 | / |
| Harkim | 55 | 137 | / |
| Arkaim | 55 | 11 | / |
| Arkhim | 55 | 7 | / |
| Erkhim | 55 | 5 | / |
| Orquim | 55 | 3 | / |
| Archem | 55 | 3 | / |
| Orchim | 55 | 3 | / |
| Harcem | 55 | 1 | / |
| Urchem | 55 | 0 | / |
| Ourchim | 50 | 4 | / |
| Arkhaim | 50 | 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
- 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 Orkem
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis