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 surname Perkouma is carried by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Perkouma click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perkouma? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 435,773rd most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,248,155 people. The surname Perkouma occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Perkouma are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Mande Africa.

The last name Perkouma is most frequently used in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 786 people, or 1 in 23,349. In Burkina Faso Perkouma is mostly found in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 63 percent reside, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 27 percent reside and Centre Region, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Burkina Faso this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

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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  • 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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