Forkam Surname
Approximately 78 people bear this surname
Forkam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 77 | 1:269,728 | 25,950 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
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.
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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 Forkam
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