Nokam Surname

231,788th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,743 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nokam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nokam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,4731:14,1001,931
India1111:6,910,499153,869
Iran1081:710,94937,133
France231:2,887,944200,772
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

The alternate forms: Nökam (9) are calculated separately.

Nokam (173) may also be a first name.

Nokam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nokam (Hindi: नोकम, Marathi: नोकम, Oriya: େନାକାମ) is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may also occur in the variant forms: Nökam. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nokam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 231,788th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,181,036 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Nokam live; 84 percent live in Central Africa and 84 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Nokam is also the 694,534th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 173 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 1,473 people, or 1 in 14,100. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: West Region, where 48 percent live, Littoral Region, where 29 percent live and Centre Region, where 21 percent live. Other than Cameroon it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in India, where 6 percent live and Iran, where 6 percent live.

Nokam Last Name Statistics demography

Nokam earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.33% less than the national average, earning $27,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nökam939/
Nokham911,406/
Noukam91247/
Nnokam91163/
Noikam91101/
Nokame9180/
Nookam9179/
Ngokam9169/
Noykam914/
Nokkam911/
Nogkam911/
Nohkam911/
Nhokam911/
Hnokam911/
Noikham83395/
Ngoukam8368/
Nookham8328/
Nokkham8313/
Ngokkam8310/
Nhokamm834/
Noukham832/
Noukame831/
Nouckam831/
Nojkkam831/
Noykham831/
Noekham831/
Nekam801,104/
Nakam801,038/
Nukam80810/
Nokom80180/
Noqam801/
Ngokkham77739/
Noushkam7714/
Nouhkham774/
Nooshkam771/
Nakham734,267/
Neukam731,653/
Ngakam731,171/
Nukham731,137/
Nakame731,059/
Noikom73322/
Neckam73149/
Naukam7399/
Nakkam7373/
Nekham7333/
Nokhom7330/
Nokome7330/
Ngokom7320/
Ngukam7320/
Neekam7319/
Nukkam7312/
Nakeam738/
Nekkam736/
Noukom734/
Nuikam734/
Noycam734/
Nuukam733/
Nakaim733/
Hnukam733/
Nukaim732/
Noykom732/
Naekam731/
Nnokom731/
Nnekam731/
Nukamt731/
Nugkam731/
Nazkam731/
Naakam731/
Noqham731/
Nokkom731/
Nakgam731/
Nehkam731/
Nohkom731/
Noicam731/
Nhukam731/
Noskom730/
Noukahame711/
Nakkham673,066/
Nutkham671,119/
Neukamm67749/
Nekkham67195/
Naekham6766/
Neckamm6722/
Nogqame6719/
Noukome6713/
Neukame6711/
Natkham6711/
Noukoum6710/
Naukham678/
Nakhame678/
Naakaam676/
Ngukham675/
Ngokkom675/
Ngakham674/
Ngnakam674/
Nehkham674/
Nakaime673/
Ngahkam673/
Nadkham673/
Naatkam672/
Neckham672/
Nuchkam672/
Ngakkam671/
Ngoccam671/
Noukeum671/
Nuikham671/
Nugkaim671/
Nagkaim671/
Nakkame671/
Nakamme671/
Nahakam671/
Naukamm671/
Nahkame671/
Nakkaum671/
Nakkkam671/
Nudkham671/
Noikhom671/
Ngokhom671/

Nokam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nokam in the Oriya language
େନାକାମenakama-
Nokam in the Marathi language
नोकमnokama-
Nokam in the Hindi language
नोकमnokama80
नोकमदासnokamadasa20

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nokam
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