Berkam Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Berkam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Berkam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania831:49,3363,645
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Berkam (13) may also be a first name.

Berkam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Berkam (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺮﻛﺎﻡ, Russian: Беркам) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Berkam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Berkam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Berkam is the 1,795,579th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. The last name Berkam occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Berkam reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 79 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Berkam is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used forename throughout the world, borne by 13 people.

The surname Berkam is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 49,336. In Mauritania it is most prevalent in: Trarza Region, where 48 percent live, Guidimagha Region, where 29 percent live and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 13 percent live. Other than Mauritania Berkam exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 11 percent live and Afghanistan, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Berkkam9245/
Berkham9216/
Berkame9215/
Beerkam921/
Berkaham863/
Bergkamt861/
Berkquam860/
Barkam831,587/
Borkam83618/
Birkam8358/
Berkom8322/
Bercam8320/
Barkham77588/
Berquam77116/
Borkham7753/
Bharkam7741/
Birkaym7726/
Borkamm7725/
Birkham779/
Barkkam775/
Bhirkam774/
Byrkaim773/
Berkeim771/
Veerkam771/
Barkaam771/
Barkahm771/
Bergkom771/
Berkhamova75125/
Bergquam7152/
Berkheim7144/
Birkgaym7117/
Barkaham714/
Byrkhaim711/
Berkhoum710/
Birkhaim710/
Bercom677/
Barkom676/
Borkom673/
Birkkhaym672/
Bircam672/
Barcam672/
Barqam671/
Baharkham671/
Vercam671/
Berquaume670/

Berkam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Berkam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺮﻛﺎﻡbrkam-
Berkam in the Russian language
Беркамberkam-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Berkam
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