Anikam Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Anikam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anikam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
India51:153,413,076951,030
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Anikam (10) may also be a first name.

Anikam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Anikam is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Anikam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Anikam is the 3,730,171st most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Anikam live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Anikam is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 10 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria Anikam is most common in: Benue, where 32 percent are found, Yobe, where 23 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 18 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 18 percent are found and Cameroon, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aniekam9234/
Angikam9210/
Ganikam921/
Hanikham866/
Ganikham861/
Anukam83839/
Enikam8318/
Anicam833/
Anekam831/
Hanekam77125/
Ganicam7719/
Angicam7714/
Hanikám7714/
Angikom7711/
Anikeum776/
Anukham774/
Anicame772/
Hanukam772/
Angekam771/
Hanicam771/
Annukam771/
Ganikhom7127/
Hanekamm7122/
Angeekam713/
Aniskoum711/
Hannekam711/
Annukham711/
Anukom674/
Anucam674/
Onikom672/
Enicam672/
Annisquam671/
Anecam671/
Hanekom6210,008/
Hanekám6213/
Onukham621/
Hanecam621/
Honhkam621/
Hennekam57419/
Hannekom5737/
Ounekham5712/
Hanjkoum576/
Hanekomt571/
Hanekome571/
Amhekamhe531/
Onaikomowa504/

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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 Anikam
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