Sakem Surname
Approximately 218 people bear this surname
Sakem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 120 | 1:173,076 | 18,427 |
| Indonesia | 57 | 1:2,320,161 | 139,963 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Sakem (5,905) may also be a first name.
Sakem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sakem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sakem (Hindi: साकेम, Oriya: ସାେକମ) is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sakem click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sakem? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,115,011th most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 33,429,110 people. The last name Sakem occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Sakem live; 55 percent live in Central Africa and 55 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Sakem is also the 86,568th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 5,905 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 173,076. In Cameroon Sakem is most numerous in: Southwest Region, where 58 percent are found, West Region, where 23 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 26 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sakem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sakem in the Hindi language | ||
| साकेम | sakema | - |
| Sakem in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାେକମ | saekama | - |
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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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- 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 Sakem
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