Bukam Surname

453,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 747 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bukam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bukam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2151:96,60011,495
Thailand1671:422,98474,095
India1601:4,794,159122,003
Nigeria901:1,968,25369,534
Turkey571:1,365,28855,259
Papua New Guinea521:156,80221,647
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Bukam (92) may also be a first name.

Bukam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bukam (Marathi: बुकम) is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bukam? popularity and diffusion

Bukam is the 453,909th most frequent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 9,755,751 people. The surname Bukam is mostly found in Asia, where 51 percent of Bukam reside; 28 percent reside in Central Africa and 28 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Bukam is also the 992,070th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 92 people.

The last name Bukam is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 215 people, or 1 in 96,600. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 38 percent live, Littoral Region, where 29 percent live and West Region, where 25 percent live. Excluding Cameroon it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 22 percent live and India, where 21 percent live.

Bukam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bukam has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bukham91596/
Boukam91309/
Bukkam91202/
Bukame91149/
Beukam91135/
Bhukam9119/
Buekam9117/
Buckam9114/
Butkam913/
Buikam911/
Bukaam911/
Baukam911/
Buckham831,488/
Boutkam8379/
Bukkham8347/
Baukham8320/
Boukham8315/
Bhukkam839/
Budkham834/
Bukhaim833/
Bhukham833/
Boukaim831/
Bushkam831/
Beugkam831/
Bouzkam831/
Bauckam831/
Baukame831/
Baukamm831/
Boukatm831/
Boukame831/
Bokam803,245/
Bukom8040/
Bucam8020/
Buqam801/
Bauckham77473/
Boukaham776/
Boutkham772/
Bokham73542/
Bhikam73238/
Bukome73208/
Bokkam7336/
Bhokam7316/
Buccam7313/
Baukom7312/
Buckom739/
Boukom739/
Bockam735/
Baucam735/
Bucamm734/
Bokamh734/
Bhukom734/
Vukkam734/
Bhucam733/
Boucam733/
Bokaam733/
Bookam732/
Voukam731/
Beukom731/
Bucame731/
Vuukam731/
Biekam731/
Boukhatme711/
Buckhamme710/
Bookham67348/
Boukoum67200/
Bhikham67107/
Bokkham6717/
Bockham6710/
Buccamm679/
Bhikkam678/
Baukhom675/
Bhookam673/
Buscaim672/
Buskhom671/
Boudkom671/
Bokkaam671/
Baukoum671/
Baucaum671/
Buckhom671/
Mpoukam671/
Bouckom671/
Boekham671/
Budkhom671/
Bhokham671/
Bockaum670/
Bauckom670/

Bukam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bukam in the Marathi language
बुकमbukama86.29
बूकमbukama13.71

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bukam
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