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 surname Sakam (Hindi: सकम, Marathi: साकम, Oriya: ସକାମ) is most common in India. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sakam.
How Common Is The Last Name Sakam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 203,896th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,572,326 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 78 percent of Sakam are found; 54 percent are found in South Asia and 51 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 110,522nd most commonly occurring forename globally, held by 3,994 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 1,044 people, or 1 in 734,737. In India Sakam is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 75 percent reside, Madhya Pradesh, where 8 percent reside and Arunachal Pradesh, where 5 percent reside. Excluding India this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 16 percent reside and Indonesia, where 14 percent reside.
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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