Wakam Surname

254,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,551 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wakam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,3721:15,1382,062
Papua New Guinea1011:80,73010,659
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
France61:11,070,454349,096
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
China31:455,773,85521,925
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Wakam (180) may also be a first name.

Wakam Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wakam Come From? nationality or country of origin

Wakam (Arabic: واكم) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wakam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 254,576th most frequently held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 4,698,611 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Wakam are found; 86 percent are found in Central Africa and 86 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Wakam is also the 679,247th most prevalent given name world-wide, borne by 180 people.

This last name is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1,372 people, or 1 in 15,138. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 37 percent live, Littoral Region, where 30 percent live and West Region, where 24 percent live. Other than Cameroon Wakam exists in 21 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.

Wakam Last Name Statistics demography

Wakam earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 66.16% more than the national average, earning $71,696 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakham91152/
Wakame91144/
Wakeam9124/
Waikam9120/
Wackam916/
Wakkam913/
Wahkam912/
Watkam911/
Wakaym911/
Wakamd911/
Wazkam911/
Wakaim910/
Wakaume831,165/
Watkham83287/
Waikham83222/
Waikame8312/
Wakaime836/
Waikaim832/
Wakaame831/
Weakham830/
Wokam80756/
Wekam80553/
Wakom80345/
Vakam8076/
Uakam806/
Wahakaim775/
Waskamme771/
Whadkham771/
Woukam7338/
Wakhom7324/
Bakaim7322/
Vadkam7321/
Weikam7315/
Wakoum7313/
Weykam7313/
Weukam7311/
Bakaym7310/
Beakam737/
Waikom736/
Vakkam735/
Wokame733/
Huakam733/
Wakome733/
Vaikam732/
Wockam732/
Woekam732/
Vakaum731/
Vakgam731/
Hwacam731/
Wokaim731/
Bakamm731/
Wakoom731/
Bakaam731/
Weckam731/
Wadkom730/
Weekam730/
Weaugkham711/
Waikhom67321/
Wakhome67207/
Huakham6768/
Weikamm6744/
Weitkam6716/
Weidkam6711/
Weekham679/
Weiskam679/
Vaikkam676/
Woikame676/
Huaykam675/
Waskosm672/
Weckham671/
Baikkam671/
Wakhoum671/
Woodkam671/
Vakkeam671/
Vachkam671/
Backkam671/
Hwaycam671/
Wacaham671/
Bauckam671/
Baukamm671/
Woekham671/
Vaykham671/
Wasckom671/
Washkom670/
Wockham670/

Wakam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wakam in the Arabic language
واكمwakm-
وكامwkam-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wakam
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