Nkam Surname

232,645th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,735 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nkam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,3441:15,4532,110
Nigeria1961:903,79039,188
South Africa721:752,46852,376
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
India391:19,668,343291,059
France51:13,284,544357,392
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Nkam (103) may also be a first name.

Nkam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkam (Marathi: िनकम) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 232,645th most commonly used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,200,315 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Nkam reside; 81 percent reside in Central Africa and 79 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 930,172nd most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 103 people.

The last name is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1,344 people, or 1 in 15,453. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 29 percent live, Centre Region, where 23 percent live and Littoral Region, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 11 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.

Nkam Last Name Statistics demography

Nkam earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.96% less than the national average, earning R 135,540 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkame89158/
Nkaum894/
Nkamm893/
Nkaim892/
Nkeam891/
Nkcam891/
Nkaam891/
Nkhame8035/
Nkamme806/
Nkaham803/
Nkaime802/
Ngkame801/
Nkaame801/
Nkom753,094/
Nqam75116/
Ncam7588/
Hngkham731/
Nkoum671,536/
Nkome671,272/
Ncame67233/
Ngcam6750/
Nkoom675/
Nkhom673/
N'Kom673/
Nkeum672/
Nqame672/
Nquam671/
Ngqam671/
Nkomd671/
Nkoume60755/
Ngqame60194/
Nkoome6081/
Ngcame6065/
Hngkom604/
Nkomme602/
Nkhoum601/
Nccamm601/
N'Koum601/
N'Koume551/

Nkam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nkam in the Marathi language
िनकमinakama90
अंकमankama10

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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 Nkam
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