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 occurs most in Chad. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Borkam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 525,029th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 11,792,145 people. The surname Borkam is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Borkam reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 412,254th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 433 people.

It is most frequently used in Chad, where it is held by 578 people, or 1 in 23,516. Without taking into account Chad Borkam occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 4 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.

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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