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 last name Berkame (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺮﻛﺎﻡ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Berkame.
How Common Is The Last Name Berkame? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,057,639th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Berkame reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
The surname Berkame is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 314,989. In Mauritania it is most prevalent in: Trarza Region, where 85 percent live, Assaba Region, where 8 percent live and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 8 percent live. Outside of Mauritania Berkame exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 7 percent live and Cameroon, where 7 percent live.
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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