Jobam Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Jobam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jobam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon241:865,37858,754
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Jobam (15) may also be a first name.

Jobam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jobam is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Jobam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jobam? popularity and diffusion

Jobam is the 3,882,373rd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Jobam occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Jobam live; 92 percent live in Central Africa and 92 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Jobam is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 15 people.

The surname Jobam is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 865,378. In Cameroon Jobam is most common in: Northwest Region, where 83 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 4 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 4 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 4 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jzobam914/
Joebam914/
Djobam911/
Jobeam911/
Joban801,649/
Hobam8040/
Sobam8035/
Jabam8011/
Cobam808/
Yobam803/
Zobam803/
Jubam803/
Jobom802/
Cobham732,957/
Soibam73177/
Jouban73169/
Joyban73143/
Jobome73143/
Djobom7368/
Jobain7364/
Djabam7362/
Jobane7315/
Jobang738/
Sobham738/
Ayobam736/
Joiban733/
Sobaim732/
Khobam731/
Jouvam731/
Ojoban731/
Zoobam731/
Zoubam731/
Jobeum731/
Hobaum731/
Ojobom731/
Jhabam731/
Djoubom6728/
Jouband6723/
Joubane6710/
Hohbaum677/
Djouban674/
Jobanne674/
Khoibam674/
Sobhaam674/
Chobham673/
Djobang672/
Joubain672/
Djabame671/
Sobaham671/
Jobaune671/
Joubean671/
Cobhaim671/
Sobhamm671/
Cobaham671/
Jiobhan671/
Jovaime671/
Ayobaam671/
Cobhham671/
Tjobane671/
Soobaum671/
Chobgam671/
Djobane671/
Zoobame671/
Yobatem671/
Juobain671/
Joibahn670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Jobam
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis