Tekom Surname

1,104,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tekom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tekom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2161:96,15311,449
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tekom (15) may also be a first name.

Tekom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tekom (Marathi: टेकोम, Russian: Теком) is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tekom? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,104,724th most widespread surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 32,975,321 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Tekom reside; 71 percent reside in Central Africa and 71 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread given name internationally. It is borne by 15 people.

This last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 216 people, or 1 in 96,153. In Cameroon Tekom is most common in: Far North Region, where 25 percent live, Littoral Region, where 24 percent live and Centre Region, where 23 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 1 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tekome9135/
Tekoum9119/
Teckom911/
Tekcom911/
Tekoume833/
Teakhom832/
Tekkoum831/
Thiekom831/
Tekam8049,523/
Takom80555/
Tekum80465/
Tokom80279/
Tikom8048/
Tecom803/
Teukam73881/
Tekkam73535/
Tikoum73529/
Tiekam73151/
Takhom7379/
Tikkom7368/
Tetkum7355/
Tekhum7354/
Tekeum7344/
Tekame7334/
Tekume7334/
Thekam7332/
Teekam7327/
Teskam7327/
Tyokom7326/
Tekkum7318/
Tekaam7318/
Tekham7313/
Tekamm7313/
Thakom7312/
Teakam7312/
Teikam7311/
Teekum738/
Taikom737/
Teckam737/
Taekam737/
Ttekam735/
Tedkum734/
Tescom734/
Tikhom733/
Tekcam733/
Tokcom733/
Takoom732/
Tuykom732/
Teskum732/
Teakum732/
Tedkam731/
Tecome731/
Thikom731/
Tuikom731/
Teikum731/
Taekham67262/
Tuikhom6771/
Teckham6720/
Teckkam6717/
Teukeum6715/
Tiskoum679/
Teekham678/
Taikoum678/
Thakhom677/
Teskham675/
Theekam672/
Tehekam671/
Teekhum671/
Teekkam671/
Thekham671/
Thiecom671/
Tekhame671/
Theakam671/
Teekahm671/
Tedkham671/
Taikome671/
Tehkhum671/
Teakcum671/
Teadkam671/
Takhoom671/
Theekum671/
Tikoume671/
Thaikom671/
Thikhom671/

Tekom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tekom in the Marathi language
टेकोमtekoma-
Tekom in the Russian language
Текомtekom-

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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 Tekom
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