Wankam Surname
Approximately 387 people bear this surname
Wankam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 360 | 1:57,692 | 7,443 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wankam (82) may also be a first name.
Wankam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wankam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wankam occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wankam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wankam is the 744,013th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,830,868 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Wankam are found; 93 percent are found in Central Africa and 91 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,060,447th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 82 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 360 people, or 1 in 57,692. In Cameroon it is most common in: Littoral Region, where 39 percent are found, Centre Region, where 32 percent are found and West Region, where 17 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 6 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wankham | 92 | 3,521 | / |
| Wangkam | 92 | 79 | / |
| Wangkham | 86 | 1,280 | / |
| Wajnkajm | 86 | 9 | / |
| Hwankham | 86 | 5 | / |
| Waingkam | 86 | 4 | / |
| Wajnkaim | 86 | 4 | / |
| Weangkam | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wanhkham | 86 | 1 | / |
| Whankham | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wannkham | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vankam | 83 | 1,339 | / |
| Wonkam | 83 | 182 | / |
| Wamkam | 83 | 3 | / |
| Uankam | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wankom | 83 | 1 | / |
| Weangkham | 80 | 19 | / |
| Waingkham | 80 | 16 | / |
| Whaingkam | 80 | 4 | / |
| Whangkham | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wongkam | 77 | 847 | / |
| Wonkham | 77 | 639 | / |
| Uankham | 77 | 541 | / |
| Weinkam | 77 | 213 | / |
| Vankham | 77 | 80 | / |
| Wankhom | 77 | 57 | / |
| Wounkam | 77 | 17 | / |
| Vankaam | 77 | 15 | / |
| Wankoum | 77 | 14 | / |
| Wankoom | 77 | 4 | / |
| Huankam | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wainkom | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wankome | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weunkam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wangkom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vankeam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vankame | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamkham | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uangkam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uankaum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vankamm | 77 | 1 | / |
| Banckam | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wongkham | 71 | 10,384 | / |
| Huankham | 71 | 114 | / |
| Weinkamm | 71 | 23 | / |
| Vangkham | 71 | 7 | / |
| Wongkgam | 71 | 5 | / |
| Wongkeam | 71 | 5 | / |
| Vanhkham | 71 | 4 | / |
| Veangkam | 71 | 3 | / |
| Waingkom | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wangkoom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wongkaam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wangkhom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wongkaim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wonhkham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weangcam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vankkham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vancam | 67 | 41 | / |
| Wonkom | 67 | 7 | / |
| Veangkham | 67 | 7 | / |
| Huangkham | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wongkhham | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weingkham | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wangcheam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vankom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weangkhom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wongkhame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wongkkham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wancom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bangkkham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bancam | 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
- 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 Wankam
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