Benkam Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Benkam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benkam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India51:153,413,076951,030
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
France11:66,422,722504,397
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Benkam Last Name Facts

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

Benkam (Marathi: बकम) occurs most in India. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benkam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 46 percent of Benkam live; 38 percent live in South Asia and 38 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Benkam is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 153,413,076. In India it is most numerous in: Andhra Pradesh, where 60 percent reside, Gujarat, where 20 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 20 percent reside. Not including India it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 31 percent reside and Algeria, where 8 percent reside.

Benkam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Benkam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Benkam last name decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benkaim9211/
Benkasm922/
Benckam921/
Benkkam921/
Benkham920/
Baenkham8656/
Binkam83284/
Benkom839/
Buengkham801/
Bingkam775/
Benkoum772/
Bhinkam771/
Veenkam771/
Vengkam771/
Mpenkam771/
Binkham770/
Bencasme711/
Bencom672/
Bincam672/
Binkom671/
Binckom628/
Bencome627/
Bimckam621/
Bhimkam621/
Bencosme577,219/
Bincom500/

Benkam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Benkam in the Marathi language
बकमbakama-

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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
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  • 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 Benkam
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