Orkum Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Orkum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
Orkum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orkum Come From? nationality or country of origin
Orkum is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orkum? popularity and diffusion
The surname Orkum is the 7,593,402nd most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Orkum is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Orkum are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Orkum is mostly found in: Benue, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Turkey, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorkum | 91 | 121 | / |
| Orkume | 91 | 47 | / |
| Horkum | 91 | 8 | / |
| Horkhum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Arkum | 80 | 28 | / |
| Orcum | 80 | 9 | / |
| Erkum | 80 | 3 | / |
| Urkum | 80 | 2 | / |
| Orkom | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gorcum | 73 | 271 | / |
| Harkum | 73 | 79 | / |
| Arıkum | 73 | 60 | / |
| Orkoom | 73 | 25 | / |
| Arkhum | 73 | 22 | / |
| Arkoum | 73 | 3 | / |
| Arkume | 73 | 2 | / |
| Horkom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aurkum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Garkum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arrkum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Harckum | 67 | 4 | / |
| Harkcum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Harkeum | 67 | 0 | / |
| Arkom | 60 | 163 | / |
| Urkom | 60 | 114 | / |
| Urcum | 60 | 8 | / |
| Arcum | 60 | 1 | / |
| Harcum | 55 | 1,001 | / |
| Hurcum | 55 | 187 | / |
| Harkom | 55 | 40 | / |
| Arkhom | 55 | 20 | / |
| Horcom | 55 | 1 | / |
| Hercum | 55 | 1 | / |
| Harkcom | 50 | 442 | / |
| Archeum | 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 Orkum
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