Sinkam Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Sinkam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sinkam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon871:238,72523,654
India81:95,883,173728,828
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
England11:55,718,059489,080
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sinkam (53) may also be a first name.

Sinkam Last Name Facts

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

Sinkam (Oriya: ସିନ୍କମ୍) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sinkam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sinkam? popularity and diffusion

Sinkam is the 1,746,159th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Sinkam live; 80 percent live in Central Africa and 78 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most commonly used first name globally, held by 53 people.

Sinkam is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 238,725. In Cameroon Sinkam is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 46 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 29 percent reside and West Region, where 11 percent reside. Not including Cameroon this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in India, where 7 percent reside and Thailand, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Singkam92612/
Sinkham92390/
Sienkam9211/
Singkham868,423/
Shingkam863/
Shinkham862/
Singkgam861/
Singkahm861/
Cinkam8369/
Senkam8316/
Jinkam835/
Zinkam833/
Ginkam831/
Sinqam831/
Shingkham802/
Singkkham801/
Singkom77885/
Saenkam77231/
Sinkoum77191/
Senkham77147/
Simkham77120/
Zinkham77104/
Shinkom7766/
Seunkam7714/
Djinkam7714/
Sengkam777/
Singcam774/
Senkame773/
Shenkam772/
Jinkham772/
Suunkam771/
Simgkam771/
Sinkhom770/
Saenkham7111,556/
Saengkam71274/
Sengkham71221/
Singkhom7167/
Djinkame7110/
Singkoum712/
Djingkam711/
Ssenkame711/
Seenkham711/
Singkome711/
Singkoom711/
Saengkham678,394/
Cincam6727/
Suengkham675/
Chingkeam673/
Singkhoum672/
Shengkham671/
Sencam671/
Sengkhame671/
Djinkhame671/
Djingkame671/

Sinkam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sinkam in the Oriya language
ସିନ୍କମ୍sinkam-

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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 Sinkam
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