Semkam Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Semkam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Semkam (32) may also be a first name.
Semkam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Semkam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Semkam has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Semkam click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Semkam? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,908,606th most common surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Semkam reside; 63 percent reside in Central Africa and 63 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly used forename throughout the world, borne by 32 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 2,076,907. In Cameroon Semkam is most numerous in: Littoral Region, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semkham | 92 | 366 | / |
| Saemkam | 92 | 5 | / |
| Saemkham | 86 | 16 | / |
| Somkam | 83 | 63 | / |
| Samkam | 83 | 23 | / |
| Somkham | 77 | 1,307 | / |
| Samkham | 77 | 545 | / |
| Simkham | 77 | 120 | / |
| Samkeam | 77 | 24 | / |
| Djemkam | 77 | 13 | / |
| Chemkam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Semkoum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Simgkam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shamkam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shemkom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Somhkam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shamkham | 71 | 9 | / |
| Shemkome | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chemkham | 71 | 2 | / |
| Samkheam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Semcom | 67 | 20 | / |
| Samkom | 67 | 14 | / |
| Somkom | 67 | 6 | / |
| Cheamkham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xjmkam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Somcam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zamkam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schemkeim | 67 | 0 | / |
| Djimkam | 62 | 26 | / |
| Somkhom | 62 | 8 | / |
| Gemkoum | 62 | 1 | / |
| Zamkham | 62 | 1 | / |
| Shimkom | 62 | 1 | / |
| Samkhom | 62 | 1 | / |
| Shomkom | 62 | 1 | / |
| Chimkham | 57 | 15 | / |
| Djuimkam | 57 | 5 | / |
| Djimkame | 57 | 2 | / |
| Djuimekam | 53 | 3 | / |
| Samcam | 50 | 29 | / |
| Samcom | 50 | 3 | / |
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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 Semkam
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