Nokam Surname
Approximately 1,743 people bear this surname
Nokam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,473 | 1:14,100 | 1,931 |
| India | 111 | 1:6,910,499 | 153,869 |
| Iran | 108 | 1:710,949 | 37,133 |
| France | 23 | 1:2,887,944 | 200,772 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
The alternate forms: Nökam (9) are calculated separately.
Nokam (173) may also be a first name.
Nokam Demographics
Average Nokam Salary in
United States
$27,042 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nokam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nokam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nokam (Hindi: नोकम, Marathi: नोकम, Oriya: େନାକାମ) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Nökam. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nokam? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 231,788th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,181,036 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Nokam reside; 84 percent reside in Central Africa and 84 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 694,534th most frequent forename on earth. It is borne by 173 people.
Nokam is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1,473 people, or 1 in 14,100. In Cameroon Nokam is most common in: West Region, where 48 percent live, Littoral Region, where 29 percent live and Centre Region, where 21 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs 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
Nokam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nokam in the Oriya language | ||
| େନାକାମ | enakama | - |
| Nokam in the Marathi language | ||
| नोकम | nokama | - |
| Nokam in the Hindi language | ||
| नोकम | nokama | 80 |
| नोकमदास | nokamadasa | 20 |
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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
- 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 Nokam
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