Finkam Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Finkam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Finkam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon671:309,98628,740
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Finkam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Finkam is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Finkam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Finkam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,860,621st most common surname globally, held by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 68 percent of Finkam reside; 68 percent reside in Central Africa and 68 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 309,986. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 54 percent reside, Centre Region, where 27 percent reside and West Region, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Finkam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Finkam has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Finkam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Finkam last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Finckam920/
Finkham920/
Fenkam83149/
Finkan8322/
Vinkam831/
Fuinkan772/
Finkang771/
Fingkan771/
Finkhan770/
Phinkham7135/
Viengkam718/
Vienkham712/
Faengkam712/
Finkhain710/
Fincan671,294/
Viengkham6747/
Venkam6723/
Phingkham677/
Finkon676/
Fenkan671/
Fincom671/
Fingkahan671/
Faengkham671/

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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 Finkam
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