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
The surname Wankam is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wankam? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wankam is the 744,013th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 18,830,868 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Wankam live; 93 percent live in Central Africa and 91 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,060,447th most widely held first name in the world, held by 82 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 360 people, or 1 in 57,692. In Cameroon Wankam 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. Other than Cameroon it exists 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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