Monkama Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Monkama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Monkama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Monkama (11) may also be a first name.

Monkama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Monkama is most common in Cameroon. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Monkama? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,532,898th most frequently used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Monkama is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Monkama reside; 68 percent reside in Central Africa and 68 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Monkama is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring given name worldwide, held by 11 people.

This surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 1,730,756. In Cameroon Monkama is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 92 percent live and East Region, where 8 percent live. Excluding Cameroon Monkama exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 26 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 5 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
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