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

The surname Amsam is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amsam? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 1,736,881^st most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. The 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 663,277^th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 188 people.

This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 2,643,922. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Borno, where 78 percent are found, Yobe, where 12 percent are found and Lagos, where 7 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent are found and Niger, where 7 percent are found.