Babem Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Babem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Babem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon431:483,00239,429
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Babem (22) may also be a first name.

Babem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Babem has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Babem? popularity and diffusion

Babem is the 2,460,878th most common surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Babem reside; 70 percent reside in Central Africa and 46 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequent given name at a global level. It is borne by 22 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 483,002. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 58 percent reside, East Region, where 35 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 5 percent reside. Besides Cameroon Babem exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baabem913/
Babeum911/
Babeme911/
Baben802,197/
Babne80210/
Bebem80102/
Babim8018/
Wabem802/
Babym801/
Bawem801/
Bobem801/
Bhaibhem7724/
Bhaben732,031/
Baiben73275/
Babeng7391/
Bayben7361/
Baboim7333/
Babien7319/
Bauben7313/
Babaen738/
Bobeem736/
Basben735/
Bahuem734/
Babeen732/
Babyom732/
Beaben732/
Huabem732/
Babhne732/
Bhabne731/
Babent731/
Bahbne731/
Baaben731/
Babend731/
Babime731/
Wabeme731/
Buibem731/
Bajben731/
Baivem731/
Baweme731/
Babinne67149/
Baibaen6716/
Babayım6713/
Bhauben6712/
Babn6711/
Baisben677/
Bahaben674/
Baibhim674/
Baibuen672/
Baysben672/
Basboim671/
Baybaen671/
Babienė671/
Babeeng671/
Bamphem671/
Baabuen671/
Bhabhne671/
Bhabhim671/
Baubeng671/
Bajbeen671/
Baubien670/

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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 Babem
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis