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 has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wankam.
How Common Is The Last Name Wankam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 744,013th most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 18,830,868 people. Wankam is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Wankam reside; 93 percent reside in Central Africa and 91 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Wankam is also the 1,060,447th most widespread given name throughout the world It is held by 82 people.
This surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 360 people, or 1 in 57,692. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Littoral Region, where 39 percent are found, Centre Region, where 32 percent are found and West Region, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon Wankam occurs in 5 countries. It is also found 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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