Globally, Alkam (Alkam 
, Алкам 
) is a rare epicene first name. The forename Alkam is habitual in Kazakhstan, where it is a rare principally masculine, but scarcely female name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare masculine name, and Tanzania, where it is a very rare male name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in India, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Philippines. Likewise, Alkam is the last name as well as the forename.