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 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
| 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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