Berkame Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Berkame Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 13 | 1:314,989 | 13,616 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
Berkame Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Berkame Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Berkame (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺮﻛﺎﻡ) has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Berkame? popularity and diffusion
Berkame is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Berkame is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Berkame live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 314,989. In Mauritania Berkame is primarily concentrated in: Trarza Region, where 85 percent reside, Assaba Region, where 8 percent reside and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Mauritania Berkame is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 7 percent reside and Cameroon, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkam | 92 | 105 | / |
| Berkhamer | 88 | 16 | / |
| Berkaimer | 88 | 3 | / |
| Berkkam | 86 | 45 | / |
| Berkama | 86 | 40 | / |
| Berkham | 86 | 16 | / |
| Berkami | 86 | 7 | / |
| Barkame | 86 | 3 | / |
| Borkame | 86 | 1 | / |
| Beerkam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Berkamy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Berkhammer | 82 | 24 | / |
| Berkhami | 80 | 6 | / |
| Berkaama | 80 | 6 | / |
| Berkaham | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bercamet | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bergkamt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Berkquam | 80 | 0 | / |
| Birkam | 77 | 58 | / |
| Berkom | 77 | 22 | / |
| Bercam | 77 | 20 | / |
| Berkeimer | 75 | 7 | / |
| Birkhamer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Berquaume | 75 | 0 | / |
| Berkhomer | 75 | 0 | / |
| Barkami | 71 | 384 | / |
| Berkhamova | 71 | 125 | / |
| Berquam | 71 | 116 | / |
| Birkaym | 71 | 26 | / |
| Birkham | 71 | 9 | / |
| Bhirkam | 71 | 4 | / |
| Byrkaim | 71 | 3 | / |
| Veerkam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Berkeim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Birkama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bergkom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Berckhomer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bergquam | 67 | 52 | / |
| Berkheim | 67 | 44 | / |
| Vercamme | 67 | 18 | / |
| Birkgaym | 67 | 17 | / |
| Bearkheimer | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bercamis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Berkouma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Byrkhaim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Birkhaim | 67 | 0 | / |
| Berkhoum | 67 | 0 | / |
Berkame Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Berkame in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺮﻛﺎﻡ | brkam | - |
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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 Berkame
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