Salkamou Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Salkamou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Salkamou Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Salkamou (12) may also be a first name.

Salkamou Last Name Facts

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

Salkamou is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salkamou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Salkamou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Salkamou are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Salkamou is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name world-wide, held by 12 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 1,888,097. In Cameroon Salkamou is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 91 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salkamu933/
Salkamod886/
Soulkamou821/
Salkamma751/
Salkouma751/
Salkomaa634/
Chalkama631/
Salqamat631/
Sholkomud597/
Sholkamey591/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Salkamou
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