Awakem Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Awakem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awakem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Awakem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Awakem is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awakem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most prevalent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Awakem reside; 83 percent reside in Central Africa and 83 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Awakem is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 2,076,907. In Cameroon Awakem is most prevalent in: West Region, where 80 percent reside, Centre Region, where 10 percent reside and Northwest Region, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awakim83123/
Avakem834/
Abakem833/
Owakeme775/
Hawakim774/
Awoukem772/
Owakim671/
Avakim671/
Ewekem671/
Owacem671/
Ewoukem62163/
Awachim624/
Hovakem622/
Obaikem621/
Owuikem621/
Havakim621/
Owahcem621/
Oweikeme57427/
Aboukhem57323/
Abahakim571/
Owoikeme571/
Avakimova53384/
Avakymova5323/
Ooweikeme531/
Ovakim507/

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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 Awakem
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