Tekoum Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tekoum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tekoum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Tekoum Last Name Facts

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

Tekoum has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Tekoum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tekoum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tekoum is the 4,532,898th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Tekoum reside; 74 percent reside in West Africa and 53 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

The last name Tekoum is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 1,298,067. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 81 percent live, East Region, where 6 percent live and Northwest Region, where 6 percent live. Beside Cameroon this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 5 percent live and Chad, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tekoume923/
Tekouem922/
Tekkoum921/
Tekum91465/
Tekom91221/
Tekouyam861/
Tikoum83529/
Tetkum8355/
Tekhum8354/
Tekeum8344/
Tekome8335/
Tekume8334/
Tekkum8318/
Teekum838/
Tedkum834/
Teakum832/
Teskum832/
Teikum831/
Tekcom831/
Teckom831/
Teukeum7715/
Tiskoum779/
Taikoum778/
Teakhom772/
Thiekom771/
Tekoyam771/
Tekoyem771/
Tikoume771/
Theekum771/
Teakcum771/
Tehkhum771/
Teekhum771/
Tekam7349,523/
Tecum735,584/
Tikum731,349/
Tikom7348/
Tecom733/
Tekoyame711/
Teukam67881/
Tekkam67535/
Tiekam67151/
Tescum6797/
Tikkom6768/
Tekame6734/
Thekam6732/
Teekam6727/
Teskam6727/
Tyokom6726/
Tekaam6718/
Tekamm6713/
Tekham6713/
Teakam6712/
Teikam6711/
Taikom677/
Teckam677/
Taikum676/
Tuikum675/
Ttekam675/
Tikhum674/
Tescom674/
Tikume674/
Tequam674/
Tikhom673/
Tekcam673/
Tuykom672/
Tecome671/
Teccum671/
Tedkam671/
Tikkum671/
Tuikom671/
Tuykum671/
Thikom671/
Tickum670/

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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 Tekoum
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