Bukam Surname
Approximately 747 people bear this surname
Bukam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 215 | 1:96,600 | 11,495 |
| Thailand | 167 | 1:422,984 | 74,095 |
| India | 160 | 1:4,794,159 | 122,003 |
| Nigeria | 90 | 1:1,968,253 | 69,534 |
| Turkey | 57 | 1:1,365,288 | 55,259 |
| Papua New Guinea | 52 | 1:156,802 | 21,647 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
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 found most frequently in Cameroon. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bukam? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 453,909th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,755,751 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 51 percent of Bukam reside; 28 percent reside in Central Africa and 28 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 992,070th most common first name on earth, held by 92 people.
Bukam is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 215 people, or 1 in 96,600. In Cameroon Bukam is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 38 percent live, Littoral Region, where 29 percent live and West Region, where 25 percent live. Besides Cameroon this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common 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 number of people bearing the Bukam last name decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bukam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bukam in the Marathi language | ||
| बुकम | bukama | 86.29 |
| बूकम | bukama | 13.71 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- 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 Bukam
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