Temkou Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Temkou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Temkou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon701:296,70127,784
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Temkou Last Name Facts

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

Temkou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻤﻖ) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Temkou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,237,939th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Temkou live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 296,701. In Cameroon Temkou is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 57 percent live, Littoral Region, where 36 percent live and West Region, where 3 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 1 percent live and Thailand, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Temko911,011/
Temku915/
Teamku833/
Temkoo833/
Temkui831/
Temkhot7758/
Teimkeu771/
Teymkeu771/
Teumkeu771/
Timko737,002/
Tymko732,710/
Timku73165/
Tymku73125/
Temco7339/
Temkó7322/
Temka7313/
Temkayot714/
Themka6768/
Temkey6724/
Timkoe6711/
Tyomko675/
Temkye674/
Thimko674/
Temkka673/
Temkie672/
Temkay672/
Timkoi671/
Temcot671/
Toymko671/
Timkuj671/

Temkou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Temkou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﻤﻖtmq-

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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 Temkou
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