Pokam Surname

87,277th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,512 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Pokam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pokam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon5,1521:4,031482
India1901:4,037,186109,278
Papua New Guinea541:150,99520,848
France411:1,620,066149,911
Thailand381:1,858,904228,660
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Pokam (170) may also be a first name.

Pokam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pokam (Hindi: पोकम, Marathi: पोकम) is most common in Cameroon. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pokam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 87,277th most commonly used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,322,124 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Pokam reside; 93 percent reside in Central Africa and 93 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 701,320th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 170 people.

It is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 5,152 people, or 1 in 4,031. In Cameroon Pokam is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 35 percent live, West Region, where 33 percent live and Littoral Region, where 27 percent live. Aside from Cameroon Pokam occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in India, where 3 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.

Pokam Last Name Statistics demography

Pokam earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.79% less than the national average, earning $40,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phokam91208/
Poukam91125/
Pokham9161/
Pookam9138/
Pokame9132/
Pokkam9124/
Pokaim919/
Pockam914/
Pohkam911/
Poikam911/
Pokeam911/
Poekam911/
Puokam911/
Ppokam911/
Phokham83400/
Pokkham83110/
Pookham8353/
Pothkam837/
Phookam837/
Poshkam835/
Poodkam834/
Pookaim834/
Pookkam833/
Pokeame832/
Poudkam831/
Phoukam831/
Phokame831/
Pockham830/
Pakam803,608/
Pekam80590/
Pokom80119/
Pukam8053/
Pocam8010/
Pookkham7754/
Phookham7721/
Pouykham7714/
Phoukham7710/
Phokkham779/
Phoekham772/
Phokaham771/
Phokhame771/
Poeckham770/
Pakham73734/
Pukham73188/
Pakkam73142/
Phukam73140/
Packam73100/
Paakam7383/
Phakam7380/
Pekham7333/
Pakame7326/
Pokhom7316/
Peckam7314/
Pukkam7312/
Puykam739/
Pukaim736/
Peekam735/
Peukam734/
Pukame734/
Ppakam734/
Pudkam733/
Paukam733/
Pokome733/
Phokom733/
Paekam732/
Puukam731/
Pakaam731/
Païkam731/
Pakaim731/
Pakeam731/
Pokoum731/
Pocaam731/
Poukom731/
Pokoom731/
Pookom731/
Potkom731/
Phocam731/
Pokkom731/
Podkom731/
Puhkam731/
Pagkam731/
Pokhamova715/
Phoutkham711/
Phookkham711/
Peckham6711,021/
Phakham675,415/
Packham675,102/
Phukham671,968/
Pukkham67392/
Pachkam67118/
Putkham6760/
Puckham6720/
Puikham6720/
Phukkam6710/
Pokkhom679/
Phokhom678/
Pakkham678/
Pashkam677/
Pekkham677/
Phocame676/
Pathkam675/
Phokcom675/
Puykham675/
Peckahm673/
Peekham672/
Padkham672/
Phokome672/
Phutkam672/
Pokheim671/
Packaam671/
Phakame671/
Pookkom671/
Phoocam671/
Phuykam671/
Puthkam671/
Phatkam671/
Pokkome671/
Pockcom671/
Puchkam671/
Pudkham671/
Pagkham671/

Pokam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pokam in the Hindi language
पोकमpokama-
Pokam in the Marathi language
पोकमpokama96.4

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