Assama Surname
Approximately 767 people bear this surname
Assama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 407 | 1:51,030 | 6,672 |
| France | 105 | 1:632,597 | 82,532 |
| Congo | 101 | 1:49,397 | 4,569 |
| Niger | 53 | 1:362,114 | 10,354 |
| Spain | 21 | 1:2,226,287 | 55,801 |
| Benin | 16 | 1:645,975 | 38,126 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Burkina Faso | 7 | 1:2,621,729 | 17,588 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 1:5,767,808 | 55,416 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
The alternate forms: Assamà (4) are calculated separately.
Assama (4,628) may also be a first name.
Assama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Assama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Assama (Hindi: आससमा, Marathi: असामा, Oriya: ଅସମା) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Assamà. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Assama? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 444,963rd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 9,501,364 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Assama are found; 67 percent are found in Central Africa and 55 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 100,815th most frequent first name on earth, held by 4,628 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 407 people, or 1 in 51,030. In Cameroon Assama is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 49 percent are found, East Region, where 30 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon it exists in 21 countries. It is also common in France, where 14 percent are found and The Congo, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Assama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Assama in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅସମା | asama | - |
| Assama in the Hindi language | ||
| आससमा | asasama | 70 |
| अस्समा | as'sama | 10 |
| आसमाबानो | asamabano | 10 |
| आसमा | asama | 10 |
| Assama in the Marathi language | ||
| असामा | asama | 40 |
| समा | sama | 40 |
| िहशाम | ihasama | 20 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Assama
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