Bandjem Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Bandjem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 29 | 1:716,175 | 51,453 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Bandjem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bandjem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bandjem is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bandjem? popularity and diffusion
Bandjem is the 3,602,217th most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname Bandjem is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bandjem live; 93 percent live in Central Africa and 93 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 716,175. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 55 percent live, Centre Region, where 38 percent live and North Region, where 3 percent live. Not including Cameroon Bandjem is found in one country. It also occurs in Algeria, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bandjeme | 93 | 1 | / |
| Banjem | 92 | 18 | / |
| Bandjim | 86 | 578 | / |
| Bandhem | 86 | 11 | / |
| Bandjen | 86 | 9 | / |
| Bandheim | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bandjeng | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bangem | 77 | 11 | / |
| Banjen | 77 | 7 | / |
| Banjim | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bonjem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bounjem | 71 | 331 | / |
| Banseme | 71 | 48 | / |
| Banjeng | 71 | 30 | / |
| Banjime | 71 | 7 | / |
| Bonhjem | 71 | 6 | / |
| Banzeme | 71 | 4 | / |
| Banchem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boonjem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wandiem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bandzim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Banjimn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bangeme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vandiem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bhangem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bandjing | 67 | 26 | / |
| Boonjeam | 67 | 16 | / |
| Boonjeem | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bhainjen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bainchem | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Bandjem
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