Sekam Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Sekam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sekam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon411:506,56340,818
India241:31,961,058386,265
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Sekam (246) may also be a first name.

Sekam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sekam (Hindi: सेकम, Marathi: सेकाम, Russian: Секам) is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sekam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,765,740th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. Sekam is predominantly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Sekam are found; 38 percent are found in Central Africa and 37 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Sekam is also the 569,299th most common first name throughout the world, held by 246 people.

This surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 506,563. In Cameroon Sekam is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 59 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 37 percent are found and Far North Region, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon Sekam exists in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 22 percent are found and Malaysia, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sekham91874/
Saekam91268/
Seekam91233/
Seckam91104/
Seukam9181/
Sekame9122/
Shekam9114/
Seikam919/
Soekam919/
Seykam914/
Siekam913/
Seakam913/
Sekamm912/
Sekkam911/
Sekhame83646/
Seekham83138/
Sekhaim8378/
Saekham8356/
Sekhaam8343/
Siekham8313/
Seckham8311/
Shekamm839/
Seikham839/
Shekham838/
Seikame835/
Shetkam833/
Sekhaum833/
Soekham832/
Seekamm831/
Ssekame831/
Sekkame831/
Seekame831/
Seehkam831/
Seekaum831/
Seakham831/
Seukham831/
Saegkam831/
Seekamt830/
Seiskam830/
Sakam802,040/
Sikam801,210/
Sykam80580/
Sokam80241/
Sekom8032/
Zekam8031/
Jekam8010/
Gekam804/
Secam802/
Sekamova7751/
Sekhaham774/
Sekhaaim773/
Sheikham773/
Sekhaume771/
Sekhaame771/
Sikham739,481/
Saikam736,141/
Sakkam731,680/
Sekome731,615/
Sakham73675/
Sokkam73535/
Sekoum73454/
Shakam73254/
Jekkam73212/
Saakam73155/
Sokham73123/
Saykam73107/
Sikame7398/
Sikkam7373/
Soykam7345/
Sikaum7326/
Shokam7326/
Sakamm7324/
Shikam7324/
Sackam7321/
Soikam7319/
Seqame7319/
Djekam7314/
Sekhom7313/
Sykham7313/
Sokaim7312/
Zeukam734/
Jekham733/
Suikam733/
Sakaam732/
Zeikam732/
Shekom732/
Sickam732/
Zekame732/
Seqqam732/
Jeekam732/
Seekom732/
Seecam732/
Sakaim731/
Jekame731/
Sokamm731/
Siecam731/
Secamd731/
Zekham731/
Zeakam731/
Seykom731/
Sigkam731/
Sahkam731/
Seckom731/
Seikom731/
Sequam731/
Sekoom731/
Seukom731/
Sokeam731/
Secaam730/
Sykamm730/
Sekhaaham711/
Sekkoum672,731/
Saikham671,534/
Soikham67421/
Sakkham67230/
Shakham67111/
Sahakam6768/
Shakaim6764/
Shikham6755/
Saykham6755/
Sikamhs6714/
Soykham6714/
Shaikam679/
Seacome675/
Saaikam675/
Getkham675/
Seekhom675/
Shikame673/
Saakamm673/
Jeekham673/
Geykham672/
Ceckham672/
Sakkamm672/
Shikaam672/
Cheekam672/
Saakkam671/
Shackam671/
Sikaume671/
Sekoume671/
Sikhaam671/
Seakoum671/
Djeckam671/
Djekaim671/
Dziekam671/
Cheakam671/
Djekkam671/
Seekoum671/
Saekhom671/
Soickam671/
Shoykam671/
Sitkham671/
Suykham671/
Jekkham671/
Jsikham671/
Sittkam670/
Geskham670/
Sackham670/
Checkam670/

Sekam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sekam in the Hindi language
सेकमsekama66.67
सेकंsekam33.33
Sekam in the Marathi language
सेकामsekama66.67
सॅकमsekama33.33
Sekam in the Russian language
Секамsekam-

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Footnotes

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