Berkam Surname
Approximately 105 people bear this surname
Berkam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 83 | 1:49,336 | 3,645 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkkam | 92 | 45 | / |
| Berkham | 92 | 16 | / |
| Berkame | 92 | 15 | / |
| Beerkam | 92 | 1 | / |
| Berkaham | 86 | 3 | / |
| Bergkamt | 86 | 1 | / |
| Berkquam | 86 | 0 | / |
| Barkam | 83 | 1,587 | / |
| Borkam | 83 | 618 | / |
| Birkam | 83 | 58 | / |
| Berkom | 83 | 22 | / |
| Bercam | 83 | 20 | / |
| Barkham | 77 | 588 | / |
| Berquam | 77 | 116 | / |
| Borkham | 77 | 53 | / |
| Bharkam | 77 | 41 | / |
| Birkaym | 77 | 26 | / |
| Borkamm | 77 | 25 | / |
| Birkham | 77 | 9 | / |
| Barkkam | 77 | 5 | / |
| Bhirkam | 77 | 4 | / |
| Byrkaim | 77 | 3 | / |
| Berkeim | 77 | 1 | / |
| Veerkam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Barkaam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Barkahm | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bergkom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Berkhamova | 75 | 125 | / |
| Bergquam | 71 | 52 | / |
| Berkheim | 71 | 44 | / |
| Birkgaym | 71 | 17 | / |
| Barkaham | 71 | 4 | / |
| Byrkhaim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Berkhoum | 71 | 0 | / |
| Birkhaim | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bercom | 67 | 7 | / |
| Barkom | 67 | 6 | / |
| Borkom | 67 | 3 | / |
| Birkkhaym | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bircam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Barcam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Barqam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baharkham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vercam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Berquaume | 67 | 0 | / |
Berkam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Berkam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺮﻛﺎﻡ | brkam | - |
| Berkam in the Russian language | ||
| Беркам | berkam | - |
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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 Berkam
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