Fokem Surname
Approximately 661 people bear this surname
Fokem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 644 | 1:32,250 | 4,345 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Fokem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fokem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fokem has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fokem? popularity and diffusion
It is the 498,439th most frequent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 11,025,032 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Fokem reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 644 people, or 1 in 32,250. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 39 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 30 percent reside and West Region, where 26 percent reside. Barring Cameroon Fokem exists in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and Belgium, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Fokem
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