Fankam Surname

157,699th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,773 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fankam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fankam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2,6881:7,727986
France391:1,703,147154,208
England111:5,065,278148,650
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Fankam (41) may also be a first name.

Fankam Last Name Facts

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

Fankam is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fankam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 157,699th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,628,037 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Fankam reside; 96 percent reside in Central Africa and 96 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Fankam is also the 1,590,275th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 41 people.

It is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2,688 people, or 1 in 7,727. In Cameroon it is most common in: West Region, where 32 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 31 percent reside and Centre Region, where 28 percent reside. Besides Cameroon it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in France, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fangkam92126/
Fankham9233/
Fainkam929/
Fankame921/
Fangkham86696/
Vankam831,339/
Fonkam83524/
Fankom8314/
Fongkam77101/
Phankam7793/
Vankham7780/
Vankaam7715/
Fangkom771/
Fonkame771/
Fangcam771/
Vankamm771/
Fonckam771/
Faincam771/
Vankeam771/
Phankham712,793/
Fongkham712,242/
Vangkham717/
Phangkam717/
Vanhkham714/
Veangkam713/
Phanhkam712/
Vankkham711/
Fangkhom711/
Pheankam711/
Fonckham711/
Phangkham67151/
Vancam6741/
Fomkam6717/
Veangkham677/
Fonkom676/
Phaungkam672/
Fhongkham671/
Phanhkham671/
Pheankham671/
Pheangkam671/
Fancom671/
Vankom671/

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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 Fankam
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