Bekam Surname
Approximately 569 people bear this surname
Bekam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 209 | 1:99,374 | 11,757 |
| Pakistan | 174 | 1:1,026,689 | 13,173 |
| India | 113 | 1:6,788,189 | 152,128 |
| Iran | 25 | 1:3,071,301 | 92,215 |
| Honduras | 16 | 1:551,028 | 3,526 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Bekam (195) may also be a first name.
Bekam Demographics
Average Bekam Salary in
United States
$49,156 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bekam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bekam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bekam (Hindi: बेकम, Marathi: बेकम) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bekam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 558,412th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 12,807,638 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 55 percent of Bekam live; 55 percent live in South Asia and 36 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 649,894th most frequently used given name at a global level, held by 195 people.
It is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 209 people, or 1 in 99,374. In Cameroon Bekam is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 58 percent live, Littoral Region, where 20 percent live and West Region, where 19 percent live. Aside from Cameroon this surname exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 31 percent live and India, where 20 percent live.
Bekam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bekam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bekam last name fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bekam Last Name Statistics demography
Bekam earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.92% more than the national average, earning $49,156 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bekam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bekam in the Hindi language | ||
| बेकम | bekama | 84.62 |
| बेगम | begama | 7.69 |
| बेकाम | bekama | 7.69 |
| Bekam in the Marathi language | ||
| बेकम | bekama | 64.71 |
| बेेेकम | beeekama | 35.29 |
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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 Bekam
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