Amsam Surname
Approximately 111 people bear this surname
Amsam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 67 | 1:2,643,922 | 85,652 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
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 last name Amsam is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Amsam click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amsam? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,736,881st most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Amsam reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 663,277th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 188 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 2,643,922. In Nigeria Amsam is most frequent in: Borno, where 78 percent reside, Yobe, where 12 percent reside and Lagos, where 7 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent reside and Niger, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gamsam | 91 | 51 | / |
| Hamsam | 91 | 47 | / |
| Amsham | 91 | 12 | / |
| Amsamh | 91 | 4 | / |
| Amsiam | 91 | 4 | / |
| Amsamk | 91 | 2 | / |
| Aimsam | 91 | 2 | / |
| Aumsam | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aamsam | 91 | 1 | / |
| Amsame | 91 | 1 | / |
| Eamseam | 83 | 4 | / |
| Hamsham | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hamsaim | 83 | 1 | / |
| Amsamhe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gamsham | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ansam | 80 | 515 | / |
| Amsan | 80 | 226 | / |
| Amsom | 80 | 81 | / |
| Amjam | 80 | 24 | / |
| Amzam | 80 | 17 | / |
| Emsam | 80 | 6 | / |
| Amcam | 80 | 3 | / |
| Amsem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hamsan | 73 | 737 | / |
| Amshan | 73 | 455 | / |
| Amsain | 73 | 365 | / |
| Amsang | 73 | 70 | / |
| Hamzam | 73 | 59 | / |
| Hansam | 73 | 51 | / |
| Gansam | 73 | 44 | / |
| Gamsan | 73 | 21 | / |
| Amcham | 73 | 21 | / |
| Amssan | 73 | 20 | / |
| Ainsam | 73 | 19 | / |
| Hamjam | 73 | 16 | / |
| Hamsom | 73 | 13 | / |
| Ahmsan | 73 | 13 | / |
| Hamsem | 73 | 12 | / |
| Hemsam | 73 | 10 | / |
| Anssam | 73 | 9 | / |
| Amsane | 73 | 5 | / |
| Amsian | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aimsan | 73 | 3 | / |
| Amnjam | 73 | 2 | / |
| Eamsan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Amjaam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aamjam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ansame | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aumsan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gamsom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amgiam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eamsom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amsant | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hamsain | 67 | 681 | / |
| Hamsian | 67 | 77 | / |
| Hamsang | 67 | 66 | / |
| Hamshan | 67 | 63 | / |
| Amshaan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Aumsang | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ağamcam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Asimsem | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hamscom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amchame | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hamzahm | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hanssam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hansame | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hamsand | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amshane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amsayne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eamsang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aimsang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ahamsan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heamsan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hansamm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamsann | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haimsom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amsatin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gomsahm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hasmsan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamzamt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamzham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hansaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gamssom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamssan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamsant | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amzaham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amshain | 67 | 0 | / |
| Amsheim | 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
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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 Amsam
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