Tokam Surname
Approximately 2,392 people bear this surname
Tokam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,890 | 1:10,989 | 1,481 |
| Papua New Guinea | 415 | 1:19,648 | 2,038 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Tokam (282) may also be a first name.
Tokam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tokam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tokam (Hindi: टोकम, Marathi: टोकम) occurs most in Cameroon. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Tokam.
How Common Is The Last Name Tokam? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 178,541st most common surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,046,633 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Tokam live; 79 percent live in Central Africa and 78 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Tokam is also the 527,582nd most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 282 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1,890 people, or 1 in 10,989. In Cameroon Tokam is mostly found in: West Region, where 34 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 32 percent reside and Centre Region, where 27 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon Tokam occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tokam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tokam in the Marathi language | ||
| टोकम | tokama | 81.82 |
| तोकम | tokama | 9.09 |
| तोकाम | tokama | 9.09 |
| Tokam in the Hindi language | ||
| टोकम | tokama | 80 |
| तोकम | tokama | 20 |
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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 Tokam
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