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) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Berkame? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,057,639th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name is mostly 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 commonly used in Mauritania, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 314,989. In Mauritania Berkame is mostly concentrated in: Trarza Region, where 85 percent are found, Assaba Region, where 8 percent are found and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 8 percent are found. Other than Mauritania Berkame exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 7 percent are found and Cameroon, where 7 percent are found.
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
- 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 Berkame
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