Nemkam Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Nemkam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 46 | 1:451,501 | 37,608 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nemkam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nemkam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nemkam is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nemkam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,808,717th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Nemkam reside; 96 percent reside in Central Africa and 96 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 451,501. In Cameroon Nemkam is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 35 percent live, Littoral Region, where 33 percent live and West Region, where 24 percent live. Other than Cameroon Nemkam occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nemkaam | 92 | 5 | / |
| Ngemkam | 92 | 4 | / |
| Neamkam | 92 | 3 | / |
| Gnemkam | 92 | 2 | / |
| Niemkam | 92 | 1 | / |
| Naemkam | 92 | 1 | / |
| Niemkham | 86 | 19 | / |
| Ngnemkam | 86 | 14 | / |
| Neamkham | 86 | 4 | / |
| Namkam | 83 | 234 | / |
| Nimkam | 83 | 24 | / |
| Namkham | 77 | 1,500 | / |
| Nimkham | 77 | 468 | / |
| Ngimkam | 77 | 46 | / |
| Nomkham | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nemkoum | 77 | 3 | / |
| Namhkam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngimkham | 71 | 36 | / |
| Naamkham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngemkoum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namkom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nimkoom | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nomkhom | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nimkhoom | 57 | 6 | / |
| Neamcome | 57 | 2 | / |
| Neamcheam | 53 | 1 | / |
| Namcam | 50 | 8 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Nemkam
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis