Metakam Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Metakam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metakam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Metakam Last Name Facts

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

Metakam is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Metakam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Metakam is the 6,063,924th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Metakam is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Metakam reside; 90 percent reside in Central Africa and 90 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Metakam is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 2,307,674. In Cameroon Metakam is most prevalent in: West Region, where 89 percent are found and Centre Region, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Iran, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metakham931/
Mettakam931/
Methakham882/
Matakam8638/
Metokam8614/
Motakam864/
Metacam862/
Metoukam80267/
Matakham809/
Mathakam803/
Matakamm802/
Meteukam801/
Mottakam801/
Maitakham7542/
Methoukam751/
Matekam7135/
Matakom7114/
Matacam715/
Matokam713/
Motacam711/
Mahatakham711/
Motekham671/
Moitacam671/
Mahatacam63331/
Metoukeum631/
Mathoukam631/
Matokom5710/
Mahatocam501/

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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 Metakam
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