Bakam Surname
Approximately 5,575 people bear this surname
Bakam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 4,047 | 1:5,132 | 617 |
| India | 954 | 1:804,052 | 36,045 |
| Nigeria | 175 | 1:1,012,244 | 42,687 |
| Iran | 87 | 1:882,558 | 42,611 |
| Benin | 77 | 1:134,229 | 14,380 |
| Papua New Guinea | 59 | 1:138,199 | 19,012 |
| Yemen | 45 | 1:587,229 | 10,927 |
| Belgium | 24 | 1:479,027 | 47,365 |
| Niger | 20 | 1:959,601 | 21,357 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Bakam (565) may also be a first name.
Bakam Demographics
Average Bakam Salary in
United States
$48,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bakam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bakam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bakam (Arabic: بقيم, Hindi: बकम, Marathi: बकम, Oriya: ବକମ, Russian: Бакам) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bakam? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 86,391st most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,307,183 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Bakam are found; 72 percent are found in Central Africa and 72 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 353,173rd most frequently occurring given name globally It is held by 565 people.
The surname Bakam is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 4,047 people, or 1 in 5,132. In Cameroon Bakam is primarily concentrated in: West Region, where 47 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 30 percent reside and Centre Region, where 19 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon it occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in India, where 17 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.
Bakam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bakam has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bakam Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Bakam earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.51% less than the national average, earning R 65,328 per year and in United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bakam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bakam in the Marathi language | ||
| बकम | bakama | 95.45 |
| कम | kama | 1.07 |
| बकाम | bakama | 0.8 |
| बाकम | bakama | 0.8 |
| Bakam in the Oriya language | ||
| ବକମ | bakama | 80 |
| ବାକାମ | bakama | 20 |
| Bakam in the Hindi language | ||
| बकम | bakama | 50 |
| बकाम | bakama | 16.67 |
| बकमा | bakama | 16.67 |
| बाकम | bakama | 16.67 |
| Bakam in the Russian language | ||
| Бакам | bakam | - |
| Bakam in the Arabic language | ||
| بقيم | bqym | - |
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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 Bakam
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