Younkam Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Younkam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Younkam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Younkam Last Name Facts

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

Younkam is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Younkam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Younkam is the 4,206,983rd most commonly held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Younkam live; 95 percent live in Central Africa and 95 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 989,003. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Littoral Region, where 52 percent reside and West Region, where 43 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Youngkam934/
Yunkam921/
Youngkham883/
Jounkam862/
Yungkam861/
Ayonkam861/
Youngkom805/
Youmkame803/
Yaungkam801/
Yungkham801/
Junkam7723/
Jonkam777/
Yaungkham755/
Youngkhom751/
Junkham7123/
Jongkam7118/
Jonkham715/
Joumkam711/
Geunkam711/
Jongkham6753/
Jhonkham671/
Jhongkam671/
Youmkoum671/
Jounkoum671/
Eyoumkome631/
Junkom6218/
Juncam621/
Jongkom577/
Jumkham577/
Junkoom572/
Junkhom572/
Junkome571/
Jonkheim5314/
Jungkeim533/
Jonkheijm5082/

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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 Younkam
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