Fakam Surname
Approximately 397 people bear this surname
Fakam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 373 | 1:55,681 | 7,197 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Fakam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fakam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fakam (Marathi: फकम) is most common in Cameroon. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fakam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Fakam is the 730,373rd most commonly held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 18,356,539 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Fakam are found; 94 percent are found in Central Africa and 92 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 373 people, or 1 in 55,681. In Cameroon Fakam is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 33 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 33 percent reside and West Region, where 30 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 3 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fakham | 91 | 385 | / |
| Fakkam | 91 | 61 | / |
| Fakame | 91 | 35 | / |
| Faikam | 91 | 11 | / |
| Fackam | 91 | 2 | / |
| Faakam | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fakkham | 83 | 738 | / |
| Faikham | 83 | 176 | / |
| Faskame | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fokam | 80 | 6,697 | / |
| Vakam | 80 | 76 | / |
| Fekam | 80 | 68 | / |
| Fakom | 80 | 7 | / |
| Faqam | 80 | 3 | / |
| Faikamme | 77 | 1 | / |
| Feukam | 73 | 468 | / |
| Fakhom | 73 | 217 | / |
| Phakam | 73 | 80 | / |
| Vakkam | 73 | 5 | / |
| Foukam | 73 | 4 | / |
| Vaikam | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fokaam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fakoum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fookam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fekham | 73 | 1 | / |
| Facame | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fakome | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vakaum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fakoom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phakham | 67 | 5,415 | / |
| Faekhom | 67 | 62 | / |
| Fookham | 67 | 32 | / |
| Vaikkam | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fakhoum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phatkam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fakkhom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phakame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phaikam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakkeam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaykham | 67 | 1 | / |
Fakam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fakam in the Marathi language | ||
| फकम | phakama | - |
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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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- 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 Fakam
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