Nankam Surname
Approximately 1,116 people bear this surname
Nankam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,064 | 1:19,520 | 2,656 |
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Nankam (558) may also be a first name.
Nankam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nankam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nankam (Marathi: नंकम) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nankam? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 331,528th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 6,530,059 people. Nankam is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nankam live; 95 percent live in Central Africa and 94 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 356,054th most commonly held forename throughout the world, held by 558 people.
The last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 1,064 people, or 1 in 19,520. In Cameroon Nankam is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 42 percent live, Littoral Region, where 32 percent live and West Region, where 21 percent live. Not including Cameroon this surname exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngankam | 92 | 3,041 | / |
| Nankham | 92 | 328 | / |
| Nainkam | 92 | 17 | / |
| Nangkam | 92 | 5 | / |
| Naunkam | 92 | 2 | / |
| Gnankam | 92 | 1 | / |
| Naankam | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngangkam | 86 | 28 | / |
| Ngankham | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ngainkam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngnankam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nangkham | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nonkam | 83 | 34 | / |
| Nankom | 83 | 12 | / |
| Nancam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngangkham | 80 | 16 | / |
| Nonkham | 77 | 264 | / |
| Namkame | 77 | 189 | / |
| Ngonkam | 77 | 37 | / |
| Nangkom | 77 | 31 | / |
| Nounkam | 77 | 11 | / |
| Nankome | 77 | 7 | / |
| Nongkam | 77 | 4 | / |
| Neamkam | 77 | 3 | / |
| Neinkam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gnamkam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nankoum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngankom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nonckam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Namhkam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngonkham | 71 | 596 | / |
| Nongkham | 71 | 128 | / |
| Ngounkam | 71 | 25 | / |
| Ngnonkam | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gnankome | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nankoume | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naumkham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Noonkham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nounkham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nancom | 67 | 8 | / |
| Namcam | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nonkom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namkom | 67 | 1 | / |
Nankam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nankam in the Marathi language | ||
| नंकम | nankama | - |
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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
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- 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 Nankam
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