Amsam Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Amsam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amsam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria671:2,643,92285,652
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Amsam (188) may also be a first name.

Amsam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amsam occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Amsam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amsam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,736,881st most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Amsam live; 68 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amsam is also the 663,277th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 188 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 2,643,922. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Borno, where 78 percent are found, Yobe, where 12 percent are found and Lagos, where 7 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent are found and Niger, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gamsam9151/
Hamsam9147/
Amsham9112/
Amsamh914/
Amsiam914/
Amsamk912/
Aimsam912/
Aumsam911/
Aamsam911/
Amsame911/
Eamseam834/
Hamsham831/
Hamsaim831/
Amsamhe831/
Gamsham831/
Ansam80515/
Amsan80226/
Amsom8081/
Amjam8024/
Amzam8017/
Emsam806/
Amcam803/
Amsem801/
Hamsan73737/
Amshan73455/
Amsain73365/
Amsang7370/
Hamzam7359/
Hansam7351/
Gansam7344/
Gamsan7321/
Amcham7321/
Amssan7320/
Ainsam7319/
Hamjam7316/
Hamsom7313/
Ahmsan7313/
Hamsem7312/
Hemsam7310/
Anssam739/
Amsane735/
Amsian733/
Aimsan733/
Amnjam732/
Eamsan732/
Amjaam731/
Aamjam731/
Ansame731/
Aumsan731/
Gamsom731/
Amgiam731/
Eamsom731/
Amsant731/
Hamsain67681/
Hamsian6777/
Hamsang6766/
Hamshan6763/
Amshaan677/
Aumsang676/
Ağamcam674/
Asimsem674/
Hamscom672/
Amchame672/
Hamzahm672/
Hanssam672/
Hansame672/
Hamsand672/
Amshane672/
Amsayne672/
Eamsang672/
Aimsang672/
Ahamsan671/
Heamsan671/
Hansamm671/
Hamsann671/
Haimsom671/
Amsatin671/
Gomsahm671/
Hasmsan671/
Hamzamt671/
Hamzham671/
Hansaum671/
Gamssom671/
Hamssan671/
Hamsant671/
Amzaham671/
Amshain670/
Amsheim670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Amsam
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