Mkam Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mkam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1021:531,15442,340
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
India41:191,766,3461,073,940

Mkam Last Name Facts

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

Mkam occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mkam.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mkam is the 1,565,797th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. Mkam is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Mkam reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 102 people, or 1 in 531,154. In South Africa Mkam is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 59 percent reside, Gauteng, where 21 percent reside and Free State, where 9 percent reside. Barring South Africa this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Mkam Last Name Statistics demography

Mkam earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 23.52% less than the national average, earning R 181,740 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkham8987/
Mkame8942/
Mkaam891/
McKam891/
McKham809/
McKeam802/
Mkhamh801/
Mkamme801/
Mckaim801/
McKahm800/
Mqam75172/
Mkom7559/
McKaham733/
Mkome671,525/
Mgqam6761/
McCam6715/
Mkoum677/
McGam674/
Mhqam673/
Mkoom671/
Mkeim671/
Mckom671/
McAme670/

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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 Mkam
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