Menkam Surname
Approximately 221 people bear this surname
Menkam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 211 | 1:98,432 | 11,665 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Menkam (18) may also be a first name.
Menkam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Menkam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Menkam (Marathi: मकम) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Menkam click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Menkam? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,104,724th most frequently used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 32,975,321 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Menkam live; 95 percent live in Central Africa and 95 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Menkam is also the 2,608,198th most widely held forename at a global level It is held by 18 people.
The last name Menkam is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 211 people, or 1 in 98,432. In Cameroon Menkam is most numerous in: West Region, where 49 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 27 percent are found and Centre Region, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 3 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Menkham | 92 | 223 | / |
| Muenkam | 92 | 4 | / |
| Meunkam | 92 | 1 | / |
| Meenkam | 92 | 1 | / |
| Maenkham | 86 | 205 | / |
| Muenkham | 86 | 183 | / |
| Maengkam | 86 | 37 | / |
| Meunkham | 86 | 37 | / |
| Mengkham | 86 | 6 | / |
| Muengkam | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mehenkam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Minkam | 83 | 182 | / |
| Menkom | 83 | 3 | / |
| Memkam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Meungkham | 80 | 7 | / |
| Menkeum | 77 | 135 | / |
| Minkame | 77 | 20 | / |
| Mingkam | 77 | 11 | / |
| Minkham | 77 | 11 | / |
| Mengkom | 77 | 5 | / |
| Minckam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Menkuom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Menkoum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Menkome | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mncam | 73 | 71 | / |
| Maengkom | 71 | 668 | / |
| Mingkham | 71 | 360 | / |
| Mengqame | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maengcam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meunkhom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muunkham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Minkom | 67 | 13 | / |
| Muengkhom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mimkam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mencome | 62 | 5 | / |
| Mimgkham | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mincom | 50 | 1 | / |
Menkam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Menkam in the Marathi language | ||
| मकम | makama | - |
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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 Menkam
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