Fokam Surname
Approximately 6,697 people bear this surname
Fokam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 6,382 | 1:3,254 | 392 |
| Gabon | 202 | 1:9,352 | 1,744 |
| France | 45 | 1:1,476,060 | 142,161 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Congo | 3 | 1:1,663,032 | 27,638 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Fokam (285) may also be a first name.
Fokam Demographics
Average Fokam Salary in
United States
$39,050 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fokam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fokam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fokam (Marathi: फोकम) is most common in Cameroon. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fokam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 73,499th most commonly held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,088,181 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Fokam reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 524,196th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 285 people.
It is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 6,382 people, or 1 in 3,254. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: West Region, where 32 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 32 percent reside and Centre Region, where 27 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon it is found in 29 countries. It is also common in Gabon, where 3 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foukam | 91 | 4 | / |
| Fookam | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fokaam | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fookham | 83 | 32 | / |
| Fokom | 80 | 441 | / |
| Fakam | 80 | 397 | / |
| Fekam | 80 | 68 | / |
| Fukam | 80 | 22 | / |
| Vokam | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fukham | 73 | 642 | / |
| Feukam | 73 | 468 | / |
| Fakham | 73 | 385 | / |
| Phokam | 73 | 208 | / |
| Fakkam | 73 | 61 | / |
| Fakame | 73 | 35 | / |
| Vookam | 73 | 14 | / |
| Fokoum | 73 | 14 | / |
| Fukame | 73 | 7 | / |
| Vockam | 73 | 6 | / |
| Fackam | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fhokom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Voukam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fockom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foekom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foukom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faakam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fekham | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fakkham | 67 | 738 | / |
| Phokham | 67 | 400 | / |
| Fukaume | 67 | 72 | / |
| Vockamm | 67 | 23 | / |
| Foukoum | 67 | 23 | / |
| Phookam | 67 | 7 | / |
| Faskame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fockoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phokame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vookham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phoukam | 67 | 1 | / |
Fokam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fokam in the Marathi language | ||
| फोकम | phokama | - |
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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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