Tokom Surname

940,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tokom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tokom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1471:55,4677,053
Cameroon1121:185,43819,429
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Tokom (92) may also be a first name.

Tokom Last Name Facts

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

Tokom (Hindi: टोकों, Russian: Током, Tibetan: ཏོ་ཀོམ།) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tokom? popularity and diffusion

Tokom is the 940,398th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 26,120,236 people. Tokom occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 53 percent of Tokom live; 53 percent live in Oceania Islands and 53 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Tokom is also the 992,070th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 92 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 147 people, or 1 in 55,467. In Papua New Guinea Tokom is primarily found in: East New Britain, where 73 percent reside, West Sepik, where 10 percent reside and New Ireland, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea Tokom exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 40 percent reside and South Africa, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tokome91100/
Toukom9114/
Tokoum9113/
Tokcom913/
Toukoum83123/
Toukome831/
Toskoum831/
Tokam802,392/
Takom80555/
Tekom80221/
Tokum8066/
Tocom803/
Tookoome7721/
Touckoum771/
Toukam7310,221/
Tokham73142/
Takome73132/
Tokame7393/
Takhom7379/
Tokume7317/
Tokhum7314/
Thakom7312/
Thokam739/
Takoum738/
Tukome736/
Tookam733/
Thokum732/
Tuykom732/
Tuokam732/
Takoom732/
Tockum731/
Tekcom731/
Tutkom731/
Tokcam731/
Toikam731/
Tukoum731/
Toukum731/
Tuikom731/
Teckom731/
Tatkom731/
Taqoom731/
Toukham67205/
Tuikhom6771/
Thakhom677/
Dtoukam674/
Toucome673/
Thogkum672/
Toukeum672/
Touckam672/
Tokhume671/
Tekkoum671/
Tachkom671/
Takoume671/
Toukame671/
Touhkam671/
Taukome671/
Thokham671/
Thoukam671/
Tukoome671/
Toskhum671/
Tokuume671/
Tougkam671/
Thogkam671/
Thoicom671/
Tadkhom671/
Takhoom671/
Tohkame671/
Tocomme671/

Tokom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tokom in the Tibetan language
ཏོ་ཀོམ།tokom-
Tokom in the Hindi language
टोकोंtokom-
Tokom in the Russian language
Токомtokom-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tokom
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