Sakam Surname
Approximately 2,040 people bear this surname
Sakam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,044 | 1:734,737 | 33,664 |
| Cameroon | 336 | 1:61,813 | 7,909 |
| Indonesia | 279 | 1:474,011 | 39,120 |
| Philippines | 142 | 1:712,945 | 71,974 |
| Papua New Guinea | 69 | 1:118,170 | 16,048 |
| Pakistan | 54 | 1:3,308,220 | 25,711 |
| Malaysia | 45 | 1:655,427 | 31,286 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Sakam (3,994) may also be a first name.
Sakam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sakam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sakam (Hindi: सकम, Marathi: साकम, Oriya: ସକାମ) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sakam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sakam is the 203,896th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 3,572,326 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 78 percent of Sakam live; 54 percent live in South Asia and 51 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 110,522nd most common first name at a global level, held by 3,994 people.
The surname Sakam is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 1,044 people, or 1 in 734,737. In India it is primarily found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 75 percent are found, Madhya Pradesh, where 8 percent are found and Arunachal Pradesh, where 5 percent are found. Excluding India it occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 16 percent are found and Indonesia, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sakam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sakam in the Marathi language | ||
| साकम | sakama | 61.76 |
| सकाम | sakama | 14.71 |
| साकाम | sakama | 11.76 |
| सकम | sakama | 5.88 |
| साकेाम | sakeama | 2.94 |
| सालम | salama | 1.47 |
| Sakam in the Hindi language | ||
| सकम | sakama | 60 |
| साकम | sakama | 18.67 |
| सकाम | sakama | 18.67 |
| शकम | sakama | 2.67 |
| Sakam in the Oriya language | ||
| ସକାମ | sakama | 33.33 |
| ସାକାମ | sakama | 33.33 |
| ଶାକାମ | sakama | 22.22 |
| ସାକମ | sakama | 11.11 |
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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 Sakam
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