Nwakam Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwakam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nwakam Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1551:1,142,85746,821
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814

Nwakam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nwakam is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nwakam.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwakam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,369,340th most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwakam are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 155 people, or 1 in 1,142,857. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 86 percent live, Rivers, where 14 percent live and Benue, where 1 percent live. Barring Nigeria Nwakam occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwaukam925/
Nwokam8355/
Nwekam8328/
Nbakam831/
Nwoukam773/
Nwakome773/
Nuadkam772/
Nwuekam771/
Nuatkham7112/
Nuadkham715/
Nwazqasm711/
Nwokom6711/
Nuekam671/
Nwacom671/
Nwokome622/
Mbakaym621/
N'Vakoum572/
Mbaukaam571/
Mbokam50123/
Mbacam504/
Mvekam501/
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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 Nwakam
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