Borkam Surname

525,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 618 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Borkam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Borkam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad5781:23,5162,818
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Borkam (433) may also be a first name.

Borkam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Borkam is most common in Chad. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Borkam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 525,029th most widespread last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 11,792,145 people. The surname Borkam occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Borkam live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Chadic Africa. Borkam is also the 412,254th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 433 people.

Borkam is most frequently used in Chad, where it is borne by 578 people, or 1 in 23,516. Excluding Chad this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 4 percent live and Thailand, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Borkham9253/
Borkamm9225/
Borkame921/
Bourkham8618/
Borkan831,823/
Barkam831,587/
Burkam83673/
Berkam83105/
Borkom833/
Workam830/
Barkham77588/
Burkham77542/
Berkkam7745/
Bharkam7741/
Burgkam7738/
Borkhan7729/
Borckan7717/
Berkham7716/
Borkane777/
Buorkan775/
Barkkam775/
Butrkam773/
Barkame773/
Borkgan773/
Borkhom772/
Borkeum772/
Beerkam771/
Borkcom771/
Barkahm771/
Baurkam771/
Barkamn771/
Barkaam771/
Borkaan771/
Bourkom771/
Workham770/
Burkamt770/
Bourkane71458/
Borkheim7123/
Bourkhan719/
Barkhamn717/
Barkaham714/
Berkaham713/
Burckham713/
Barkatim711/
Bhatrkam711/
Burkhame711/
Berkquam710/
Burkhaim710/
Barkan674,231/
Borcan672,489/
Borkon67128/
Warkam6795/
Burkom6785/
Berkom6722/
Bercam6720/
Borkonova679/
Borkanova677/
Varkam677/
Barkom676/
Bourkhoum674/
Borqan674/
Barcam672/
Vorkom672/
Bourkaine671/
Baharkham671/
Barqam671/
Borcom670/

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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 Borkam
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