Takam Surname
Approximately 10,053 people bear this surname
Takam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 6,345 | 1:3,273 | 394 |
| India | 3,059 | 1:250,757 | 14,529 |
| Thailand | 375 | 1:188,369 | 30,963 |
| Indonesia | 48 | 1:2,755,192 | 158,430 |
| Niger | 32 | 1:599,751 | 14,963 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| United States | 28 | 1:12,944,962 | 483,512 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Iran | 19 | 1:4,041,185 | 108,332 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Marshall Islands | 7 | 1:7,403 | 1,135 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Guyana | 6 | 1:127,037 | 7,965 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Congo | 3 | 1:1,663,032 | 27,638 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Takam (2,221) may also be a first name.
Takam Demographics
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Takam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Takam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Takam (Hindi: तकम, Marathi: टेकाम) is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Takam.
How Common Is The Last Name Takam? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 51,005th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 724,913 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Takam are found; 63 percent are found in Central Africa and 62 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 158,632nd most commonly held forename at a global level. It is borne by 2,221 people.
Takam is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 6,345 people, or 1 in 3,273. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 35 percent live, West Region, where 28 percent live and Littoral Region, where 28 percent live. Barring Cameroon Takam is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in India, where 30 percent live and Thailand, where 4 percent live.
Takam Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Takam last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.
Takam earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.68% less than the national average, earning $35,521 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Takam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Takam in the Hindi language | ||
| तकम | takama | 57.14 |
| टकाम | takama | 28.57 |
| तकाम | takama | 14.29 |
| Takam in the Marathi language | ||
| टेकाम | tekama | 54.55 |
| टकाम | takama | 21.82 |
| टकम | takama | 18.18 |
| तकम | takama | 3.64 |
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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 Takam
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