Tchekam Surname
Approximately 189 people bear this surname
Tchekam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 187 | 1:111,065 | 12,922 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Tchekam (12) may also be a first name.
Tchekam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tchekam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tchekam is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tchekam? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,231,034th most common surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 38,558,444 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Tchekam are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Tchekam is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 12 people.
Tchekam is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 187 people, or 1 in 111,065. In Cameroon Tchekam is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 36 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 33 percent are found and West Region, where 28 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 1 percent are found and Niger, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tcheukam | 93 | 404 | / |
| Tchiekam | 93 | 4 | / |
| Tcheakam | 93 | 2 | / |
| Chekam | 92 | 1,003 | / |
| Tchakam | 86 | 757 | / |
| Tchikam | 86 | 100 | / |
| Tchokam | 86 | 78 | / |
| Chekham | 86 | 63 | / |
| Chekkam | 86 | 43 | / |
| Chekame | 86 | 6 | / |
| Tshekam | 86 | 2 | / |
| Cheekam | 86 | 2 | / |
| Cheakam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Checkam | 86 | 0 | / |
| Tchuikam | 80 | 33 | / |
| Chekkham | 80 | 12 | / |
| Tchikame | 80 | 7 | / |
| Tchakham | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cheekham | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchackam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Checkham | 80 | 0 | / |
| Chikam | 77 | 112 | / |
| Tsekam | 77 | 21 | / |
| Chekom | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tchikamme | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tchekoume | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chikkam | 71 | 4,481 | / |
| Chaikam | 71 | 263 | / |
| Chikham | 71 | 51 | / |
| Tseukam | 71 | 41 | / |
| Tchakom | 71 | 37 | / |
| Tchokom | 71 | 18 | / |
| Chikame | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chickam | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chikaam | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chekoum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chikaum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thjekom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cihkkam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cziekam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaikham | 67 | 10,967 | / |
| Chekhoum | 67 | 211 | / |
| Chuikham | 67 | 120 | / |
| Chikkham | 67 | 32 | / |
| Zekam | 67 | 31 | / |
| Cecam | 67 | 18 | / |
| Cikam | 67 | 15 | / |
| Tchakoum | 67 | 12 | / |
| Chhikkam | 67 | 5 | / |
| Choikham | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chekheim | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chickkam | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tchicame | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tchikoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchacoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshiokam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshikame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chikamhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chikkaim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ceqam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaickam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaihkam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chickaim | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Tchekam
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