Banjem Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Banjem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Banjem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Banjem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Banjem is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Banjem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Banjem is the 4,649,889th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Banjem are found; 50 percent are found in Central Africa and 50 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

Banjem is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 2,307,674. In Cameroon Banjem is mostly found in: Littoral Region, where 67 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 44 percent are found and Yemen, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bandjem9230/
Bandjeme861/
Baniem8360/
Bagnem8319/
Banyem8312/
Bangem8311/
Banjen837/
Banjim833/
Banhem833/
Benjem832/
Wanjem832/
Bonjem831/
Bandjim77578/
Bounjem77331/
Banseme7748/
Banjeng7730/
Bandjen779/
Banjime777/
Bonhjem776/
Banzeme774/
Wanjiem772/
Banjene772/
Bhangem771/
Banjimn771/
Bangeme771/
Banchem771/
Wanjeam771/
Boonjem771/
Boonjeam7116/
Boonjeem717/
Boonjiem714/
Bhainjen712/
Bandjeng711/
Banjieng711/
Bainchem711/
Banyen674,286/
Bansen67795/
Bangen67493/
Banzen67108/
Banhen6747/
Bonhem6747/
Banien6742/
Banjin6736/
Bongem6733/
Bancim6729/
Bansim6723/
Wanhem6722/
Bonjen6721/
Boniem6718/
Bangim678/
Banhim678/
Vanhem674/
Vanjen674/
Bonsem673/
Banyim673/
Bagnen672/
Bonjim672/
Waniem671/
Vangem671/
Vanjim671/
Wagnem671/
Banzim671/
Wanjim671/
Bognem671/
Bannijean671/

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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 Banjem
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