Pekam Surname
Approximately 590 people bear this surname
Pekam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 294 | 1:70,643 | 8,863 |
| India | 283 | 1:2,710,478 | 84,163 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Pekam (80) may also be a first name.
Pekam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pekam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pekam (Marathi: पेकम, Russian: Пекам) is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Pekam click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pekam? popularity and diffusion
Pekam is the 543,414th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 12,351,773 people. Pekam is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Pekam reside; 49 percent reside in Central Africa and 49 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,075,395th most widely held first name on earth, held by 80 people.
It is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 294 people, or 1 in 70,643. In Cameroon Pekam is primarily concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 40 percent live, Centre Region, where 36 percent live and West Region, where 17 percent live. Beside Cameroon Pekam occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in India, where 48 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pekam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pekam in the Marathi language | ||
| पेकम | pekama | 97.24 |
| पेकाम | pekama | 2.76 |
| Pekam in the Russian language | ||
| Пекам | pekam | - |
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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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- 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 Pekam
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