Bonglam Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bonglam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bonglam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon351:593,40245,326
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Bonglam (79) may also be a first name.

Bonglam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bonglam is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bonglam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bonglam is the 3,274,477th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Bonglam are found; 97 percent are found in Central Africa and 97 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,083,225th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 79 people.

This surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 593,402. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 94 percent are found and West Region, where 3 percent are found. Beside Cameroon Bonglam exists in one country. It is also common in Italy, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boonglam932/
Boglam920/
Wonglam86671/
Vonglam865/
Bonglan862/
Boughlam80300/
Bonglang807/
Boonglom802/
Bonglean801/
Bouglame801/
Bangleam801/
Baglam7723/
Boughlame7510/
Boonglang754/
Bougghlam751/
Banglan71393/
Boughellam71205/
Wonglom71132/
Wanglam7181/
Bunglom7157/
Bonglaisin7135/
Vonglan7132/
Baglame719/
Baghlam711/
Bomglaisim711/
Vongilliam711/
Vonglahn67271/
Banglang6714/
Wongglom671/
Bouglome671/
Vonglann671/

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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 Bonglam
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