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 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
| 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
- 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 Fokam
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