Fakambi Surname
Approximately 1,813 people bear this surname
Fakambi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 1,743 | 1:5,930 | 790 |
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| France | 25 | 1:2,656,909 | 193,074 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Fakambi (13) may also be a first name.
Fakambi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fakambi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fakambi (Hindi: फकामबी) is carried by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fakambi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 224,410th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,019,606 people. The last name Fakambi is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Fakambi live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent forename internationally It is held by 13 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Benin, where it is held by 1,743 people, or 1 in 5,930. In Benin Fakambi is primarily concentrated in: Plateau Department, where 85 percent reside, Zou Department, where 5 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 4 percent reside. Beside Benin this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fakanmbi | 93 | 115 | / |
| Fakamnbi | 93 | 3 | / |
| Fakambie | 93 | 1 | / |
| Fakanbi | 86 | 1,476 | / |
| Fakamba | 86 | 96 | / |
| Vakambi | 86 | 75 | / |
| Facambi | 86 | 3 | / |
| Fakamby | 86 | 2 | / |
| Fakambe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fakannbi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Fakembe | 71 | 60 | / |
| Fakonbi | 71 | 15 | / |
| Fokanbi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fakanba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Facamby | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fokombi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Facombi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fakomba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fekembie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Faconbi | 57 | 2 | / |
| Fekembe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Vekambe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Phookhambai | 56 | 2 | / |
| Fokoumba | 53 | 9 | / |
| Foukanbe | 53 | 1 | / |
| Fakeinba | 53 | 1 | / |
Fakambi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fakambi in the Hindi language | ||
| फकामबी | phakamabi | - |
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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 Fakambi
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