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
Average Takam Salary in
United States
$35,521 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Takam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Takam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Takam (Hindi: तकम, Marathi: टेकाम) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Takam? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 51,005th most frequent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 724,913 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Takam live; 63 percent live in Central Africa and 62 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Takam is also the 158,632nd most frequently held forename in the world, held by 2,221 people.
This surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is borne by 6,345 people, or 1 in 3,273. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 35 percent reside, West Region, where 28 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 28 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this last name is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in India, where 30 percent reside and Thailand, where 4 percent reside.
Takam Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Takam are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% registered with 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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