Fankam Surname
Approximately 2,773 people bear this surname
Fankam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2,688 | 1:7,727 | 986 |
| France | 39 | 1:1,703,147 | 154,208 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
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
The last name Fankam is found most in Cameroon. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fankam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 157,699th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,628,037 people. Fankam is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Fankam live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Fankam is also the 1,590,275th most frequent first name worldwide, held 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 numerous in: West Region, where 32 percent live, Littoral Region, where 31 percent live and Centre Region, where 28 percent live. Barring Cameroon this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also common in France, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fangkam | 92 | 126 | / |
| Fankham | 92 | 33 | / |
| Fainkam | 92 | 9 | / |
| Fankame | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fangkham | 86 | 696 | / |
| Vankam | 83 | 1,339 | / |
| Fonkam | 83 | 524 | / |
| Fankom | 83 | 14 | / |
| Fongkam | 77 | 101 | / |
| Phankam | 77 | 93 | / |
| Vankham | 77 | 80 | / |
| Vankaam | 77 | 15 | / |
| Fangkom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fonkame | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fangcam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vankamm | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fonckam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Faincam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vankeam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phankham | 71 | 2,793 | / |
| Fongkham | 71 | 2,242 | / |
| Vangkham | 71 | 7 | / |
| Phangkam | 71 | 7 | / |
| Vanhkham | 71 | 4 | / |
| Veangkam | 71 | 3 | / |
| Phanhkam | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vankkham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fangkhom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pheankam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fonckham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phangkham | 67 | 151 | / |
| Vancam | 67 | 41 | / |
| Fomkam | 67 | 17 | / |
| Veangkham | 67 | 7 | / |
| Fonkom | 67 | 6 | / |
| Phaungkam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fhongkham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phanhkham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pheankham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pheangkam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fancom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vankom | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Fankam
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