Forkam Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Forkam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forkam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon771:269,72825,950
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

Forkam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forkam has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forkam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Forkam is the 2,136,387th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Forkam are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 269,728. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 43 percent live, Southwest Region, where 43 percent live and Littoral Region, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon Forkam occurs in one country. It is also found in Bulgaria, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forkajm9213/
Forkham920/
Forkom8375/
Furkam8312/
Farkam839/
Farkham776/
Furkham771/
Farkasm771/
Forkeum770/
Forkheim7149/
Farkaham711/
Furcam6710/
Varkam677/
Vorkom672/
Verkam671/
Forcom670/
Vourkom621/
Veerkam621/
Vorkhom621/
Pherkeam571/
Vorkheim571/
Furqom508/
Vercam501/

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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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  • 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 Forkam
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