Yikem Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Yikem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Yikem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yikem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yikem is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yikem? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yikem is the 6,063,924th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Yikem occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yikem reside; 80 percent reside in Central Africa and 80 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Yikem is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 2,596,134. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 88 percent reside and Centre Region, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon Yikem is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 10 percent reside and Nigeria, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ikem | 89 | 4,208 | / |
| Ikeme | 80 | 1,407 | / |
| Hikem | 80 | 320 | / |
| Yokem | 80 | 177 | / |
| Yikim | 80 | 115 | / |
| Jikem | 80 | 60 | / |
| Iokem | 80 | 43 | / |
| Uikem | 80 | 11 | / |
| Aikem | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ikeam | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ikkem | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ikiem | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ikeem | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yikme | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yicem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hykem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eikem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eykem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ikeim | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ikm | 75 | 39 | / |
| Ykm | 75 | 6 | / |
| Jikeme | 73 | 272 | / |
| Hickem | 73 | 60 | / |
| Ikemhe | 73 | 43 | / |
| Eikeme | 73 | 4 | / |
| Haikem | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aitkem | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hikeem | 73 | 2 | / |
| Iockem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikeeme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikhiem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yokhem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikemme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eykeim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikheem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uikemm | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yockem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eikiem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hikeme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekem | 67 | 2,590 | / |
| Ikim | 67 | 586 | / |
| Hikm | 67 | 278 | / |
| Ykym | 67 | 178 | / |
| Oikhaem | 67 | 65 | / |
| Eikheim | 67 | 18 | / |
| Icem | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ycem | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ikmd | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ykmt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ikme | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jkem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iecm | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ytkm | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ykim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahiekem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iekm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eijkeme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oykhaem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haikeme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hikchem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikym | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eikm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikmt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikjm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iqkm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ieqm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Izkm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aykm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oykm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aikm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ykqm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ykkm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiqm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yicm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yqkm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uykm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huiskem | 67 | 0 | / |
| Yokehem | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Yikem
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