Tekum Surname

650,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tekum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tekum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon4561:45,5465,985
India71:109,580,769786,157
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791

Tekum (37) may also be a first name.

Tekum Last Name Facts

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

Tekum (Marathi: टेकुम) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tekum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 650,013th most commonly held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 15,672,142 people. Tekum is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Tekum are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Tekum is also the 1,688,769th most frequently occurring forename internationally It is held by 37 people.

Tekum is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 456 people, or 1 in 45,546. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Southwest Region, where 48 percent reside, Northwest Region, where 33 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 11 percent reside. Not including Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tetkum9155/
Tekhum9154/
Tekeum9144/
Tekume9134/
Tekoum9119/
Tekkum9118/
Teekum918/
Tedkum914/
Teskum912/
Teakum912/
Teikum911/
Teukeum8315/
Tekoume833/
Teakcum831/
Tekkoum831/
Theekum831/
Taekhum831/
Tehkhum831/
Teekhum831/
Tecum805,584/
Tikum801,349/
Takum80464/
Tekom80221/
Tokum8066/
Tikoum73529/
Takhum73115/
Tescum7397/
Thakum7337/
Tokhum7314/
Taikum736/
Tuikum735/
Tikhum734/
Tikume734/
Thokum732/
Takeum732/
Tuykum731/
Teckom731/
Tockum731/
Teccum731/
Tikkum731/
Tekcom731/
Tickum730/
Tiskoum679/
Thaikum679/
Taikoum678/
Tahakum673/
Thakhum673/
Thogkum672/
Thakkum672/
Teakhom672/
Thakuum671/
Tikoume671/
Taakhum671/
Dttakum671/

Tekum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tekum in the Marathi language
टेकुमtekuma-

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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 Tekum
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