Bakem Surname
Approximately 152 people bear this surname
Bakem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 132 | 1:157,341 | 17,155 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Bakem (64) may also be a first name.
Bakem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bakem Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bakem (Hindi: बाकें) is found most in Cameroon. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bakem? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bakem is the 1,422,956th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Bakem live; 87 percent live in Central Africa and 87 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,223,525th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 64 people.
The surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 157,341. In Cameroon Bakem is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 36 percent are found, Northwest Region, where 24 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 23 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon Bakem occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 5 percent are found and Benin, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bakem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bakem in the Hindi language | ||
| बाकें | bakem | - |
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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 Bakem
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