Wikam Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wikam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wikam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683

Wikam (29) may also be a first name.

Wikam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wikam occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wikam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wikam? popularity and diffusion

Wikam is the 3,730,171st most common surname on earth, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Wikam live; 61 percent live in Central Africa and 61 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Wikam is also the 1,951,561st most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 29 people.

The surname Wikam is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 1,038,453. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 80 percent live, Far North Region, where 10 percent live and North Region, where 5 percent live. Beside Cameroon this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent live and Kenya, where 4 percent live.

Wikam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Wikam last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Witkam91399/
Wickam91316/
Wikham9164/
Waikam9120/
Weikam9115/
Wikame913/
Wickham8320,983/
Waikham83222/
Weikamm8344/
Weitkam8316/
Waikame8312/
Weidkam8311/
Weiskam839/
Wichkam837/
Woikame836/
Whickam835/
Wiekham834/
Witkamt832/
Waikaim832/
Wittkam831/
Wekam80553/
Wikom80511/
Vikam80510/
Uikam8013/
Wukam801/
Wicam801/
Wittkamm7731/
Whickham779/
Witckham772/
Wiegkham771/
Wickhamm771/
Uikham73134/
Wickom7326/
Weikom7313/
Weykam7313/
Weukam7311/
Viekam736/
Waikom736/
Vhikam735/
Vikham733/
Wetkam733/
Vaikam732/
Weicam732/
Wikhom732/
Witkom732/
Weckam731/
Buikam731/
Wiskom731/
Beikam731/
Uikame731/
Vikkam731/
Wukaum731/
Woikom731/
Weekam730/
Wyckam730/
Waikhom67321/
Wykeham67129/
Wikheim6749/
Wetkham6747/
Wyckham6723/
Weskamm6721/
Weekham679/
Vickham678/
Vaikkam676/
Voiskam673/
Weckham671/
Vhikkam671/
Wytkamt671/
Wittkom671/
Bikkamm671/
Bigkham671/
Bickahm671/
Baikkam671/
Whickom670/
Weakham670/

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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
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  • 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 Wikam
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