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 is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Tükem. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tukem? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,360,413th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Tukem is predominantly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Tukem live; 44 percent live in Central Africa and 44 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Tukem is also the 460,276th most common given name at a global level, borne by 358 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 4,153,814. In Cameroon Tukem is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 40 percent are found, Far North Region, where 20 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon Tukem exists 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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