Birsam Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Birsam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birsam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon741:280,66326,698
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Birsam (197) may also be a first name.

Birsam Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Birsam Come From? nationality or country of origin

Birsam (Hindi: बिरसम, Marathi: िबरसाम) is found most in Cameroon. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Birsam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Birsam is the 2,136,387th most common surname in the world, held by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Birsam reside; 74 percent reside in Central Africa and 72 percent reside in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Birsam is also the 646,152nd most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 197 people.

The surname Birsam is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 280,663. In Cameroon Birsam is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 92 percent are found, North Region, where 5 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 1 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent are found and Chad, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Birssam923/
Birsham921/
Birsan839,174/
Birjam831,251/
Wirsam83113/
Bersam8317/
Birsem832/
Bircam832/
Birzam831/
Byrsam831/
Bircham77848/
Bersham7772/
Birsane7731/
Birshan7727/
Bersame779/
Beersam774/
Birsean774/
Virsham773/
Birjame771/
Birsian770/
Wiersam770/
Berseam770/
Wirsham770/
Wirscham7116/
Birshank715/
Bhirsane714/
Birchham712/
Virshaym711/
Wiersham711/
Beersham710/
Bircan6716,235/
Birsen673,338/
Bîrsan672,368/
Bersan672,210/
Birzan67395/
Byrsan67395/
Birjan6774/
Bersem6762/
Birson6754/
Bărsan6750/
Bercam6720/
Virsan6712/
Birşan679/
Bersom678/
Berjam678/
Berzam674/
Birsanova673/
Uirsom672/
Berçam671/
Birsán671/
Wierscham670/

Birsam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Birsam in the Hindi language
बिरसमbirasama-
Birsam in the Marathi language
िबरसामibarasama-

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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
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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 Birsam
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