Tsakam Surname
Approximately 137 people bear this surname
Tsakam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 136 | 1:152,714 | 16,743 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Tsakam (20) may also be a first name.
Tsakam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tsakam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tsakam is found most in Cameroon. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tsakam? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,518,885th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Tsakam reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Tsakam is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 20 people.
The last name Tsakam is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 152,714. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Littoral Region, where 56 percent live, Centre Region, where 24 percent live and West Region, where 15 percent live. Other than Cameroon this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Switzerland, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tsiakam | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tshakame | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tschakam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tsokam | 83 | 51 | / |
| Tsekam | 83 | 21 | / |
| Tzakam | 83 | 3 | / |
| Tchakam | 77 | 757 | / |
| Tseukam | 77 | 41 | / |
| Tshekam | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tsakome | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tsuikam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tsoukam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dsiakam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zakam | 73 | 97 | / |
| Cakam | 73 | 19 | / |
| Tcheakam | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tchakham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchakame | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchaskam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchackam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zakkam | 67 | 2,020 | / |
| Chakam | 67 | 663 | / |
| Zakham | 67 | 64 | / |
| Zakaim | 67 | 32 | / |
| Zakaam | 67 | 24 | / |
| Zaakam | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ciakam | 67 | 11 | / |
| Zaikam | 67 | 10 | / |
| Caikam | 67 | 8 | / |
| Dzakam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsekom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeakam | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Tsakam
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