Fankem Surname

368,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 975 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fankem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fankem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon9361:22,1893,026
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Fankem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fankem is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fankem? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 368,903rd most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 7,474,406 people. Fankem is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Fankem are found; 96 percent are found in Central Africa and 92 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 936 people, or 1 in 22,189. In Cameroon Fankem is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 49 percent are found, West Region, where 25 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Belgium, where 1 percent are found.

Fankem Last Name Statistics demography

Fankem earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.24% less than the national average, earning $36,143 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fangkem9219/
Fonkem831,037/
Famkem831/
Foinkem771/
Vankeam771/
Vankhem771/
Phankhem7124/
Fongkhem711/
Vankim6721/
Phaungkem674/
Fomkem671/
Fancim671/
Fanchim62112/
Vanquem6215/
Vankuim623/
Fonchem622/
Vongkem621/
Phoungkem532/
Foncim501/

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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 Fankem
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