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 surname Tekom (Marathi: टेकोम, Russian: Теком) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tekom? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,104,724th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 32,975,321 people. The surname Tekom occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Tekom live; 71 percent live in Central Africa and 71 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Tekom is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring given name on earth, borne by 15 people.

The surname Tekom is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 216 people, or 1 in 96,153. In Cameroon it is most common in: Far North Region, where 25 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 24 percent reside and Centre Region, where 23 percent reside. Beside Cameroon this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 1 percent reside and Belgium, where 0 percent reside.

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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  • 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 Tekom
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