Fokam Surname

73,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,697 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fokam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fokam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon6,3821:3,254392
Gabon2021:9,3521,744
France451:1,476,060142,161
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Fokam (285) may also be a first name.

Fokam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fokam (Marathi: फोकम) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Fokam.

How Common Is The Last Name Fokam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fokam is the 73,499th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,088,181 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Fokam are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 97 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 524,196th most common first name globally, held by 285 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 6,382 people, or 1 in 3,254. In Cameroon Fokam is mostly concentrated in: West Region, where 32 percent live, Littoral Region, where 32 percent live and Centre Region, where 27 percent live. Other than Cameroon this surname exists in 29 countries. It is also common in Gabon, where 3 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Fokam Last Name Statistics demography

Fokam earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.5% less than the national average, earning $39,050 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foukam914/
Fookam911/
Fokaam911/
Fookham8332/
Fokom80441/
Fakam80397/
Fekam8068/
Fukam8022/
Vokam802/
Fukham73642/
Feukam73468/
Fakham73385/
Phokam73208/
Fakkam7361/
Fakame7335/
Vookam7314/
Fokoum7314/
Fukame737/
Vockam736/
Fackam732/
Fhokom731/
Voukam731/
Fockom731/
Foekom731/
Foukom731/
Faakam731/
Fekham731/
Fakkham67738/
Phokham67400/
Fukaume6772/
Vockamm6723/
Foukoum6723/
Phookam677/
Faskame671/
Fockoum671/
Phokame671/
Vookham671/
Phoukam671/

Fokam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fokam in the Marathi language
फोकमphokama-

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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 Fokam
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