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
Assama (Hindi: आससमा, Marathi: असामा, Oriya: ଅସମା) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Assamà. For other potential 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 frequently held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 9,501,364 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Assama reside; 67 percent reside in Central Africa and 55 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Assama is also the 100,815th most frequently held forename globally. It is borne by 4,628 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 407 people, or 1 in 51,030. In Cameroon it is most common in: Centre Region, where 49 percent are found, East Region, where 30 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 9 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also found 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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- 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 Assama
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