Perkouma Surname

435,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 788 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Perkouma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perkouma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso7861:23,3491,509
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Perkouma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Perkouma is found in Burkina Faso more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Perkouma click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perkouma? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 435,773rd most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 9,248,155 people. The last name Perkouma occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Perkouma reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Mande Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 786 people, or 1 in 23,349. In Burkina Faso it is primarily concentrated in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 63 percent live, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 27 percent live and Centre Region, where 7 percent live. Barring Burkina Faso it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perkoma93194/
Perkuma9313/
Percouma88140/
Perkumas8821/
Percoma801,612/
Percuma802/
Perkumo801/
Prekoma801/
Perkumaitė782/
Perkūmas751/
Perkamas751/
Percomma751/
Perkamass711/
Precoma671,266/
Prekumo67101/
Perkamo678/
Perkhoomes671/
Pirkama671/
Percomo671/
Prekumoh6326/
Pirkamma6310/
Pirkkama636/
Precomma631/
Pirkkamaa596/
Perkammer591/
Perkhammer5622/
Precomo5349/
Precome5312/
Prekime531/
Prekameh501/

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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 Perkouma
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