Tukem Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Tukem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Kiribati | 4 | 1:28,352 | 669 |
The alternate forms: Tükem (52) are calculated separately.
Tukem (358) may also be a first name.
Tukem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tukem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tukem occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Tükem. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tukem? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,360,413th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Tukem reside; 44 percent reside in Central Africa and 44 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Tukem is also the 460,276th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 358 people.
Tukem is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 4,153,814. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 40 percent are found, Far North Region, where 20 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 20 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Kiribati, where 44 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tükem | 93 | 52 | / |
| Toukem | 91 | 1,633 | / |
| Teukem | 91 | 19 | / |
| Tuhkem | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tuikem | 91 | 0 | / |
| Teukeum | 83 | 15 | / |
| Touckem | 83 | 2 | / |
| Toukeum | 83 | 2 | / |
| Taukeme | 83 | 2 | / |
| Teukeam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tokem | 80 | 121 | / |
| Tukim | 80 | 50 | / |
| Tikem | 80 | 25 | / |
| Toukchem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tokhem | 73 | 49 | / |
| Tikkem | 73 | 15 | / |
| Tukhim | 73 | 11 | / |
| Taukim | 73 | 7 | / |
| Tuchem | 73 | 7 | / |
| Tokeim | 73 | 3 | / |
| Thikem | 73 | 3 | / |
| Tutkim | 73 | 3 | / |
| Tockem | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tikhem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tokkem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thukim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tiekem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tokheim | 67 | 406 | / |
| Tauchem | 67 | 20 | / |
| Tukhaim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tokhiem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thuykim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Touchem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tukimova | 62 | 8 | / |
| Tikim | 60 | 165 | / |
| Tokim | 60 | 61 | / |
| Tuquim | 55 | 31 | / |
| Tuchim | 55 | 18 | / |
| Tiquim | 55 | 14 | / |
| Tikkim | 55 | 7 | / |
| Thikim | 55 | 5 | / |
| Tokaim | 55 | 3 | / |
| Tiekim | 55 | 1 | / |
| Tokhim | 55 | 1 | / |
| Tiequim | 50 | 14 | / |
| Tauchim | 50 | 4 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Tukem
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