Boursam Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Boursam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boursam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon381:546,55442,843
Chad11:13,592,19913,092

Boursam (96) may also be a first name.

Boursam Last Name Facts

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

Boursam is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Boursam? popularity and diffusion

Boursam is the 3,141,416th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. Boursam occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Boursam are found; 64 percent are found in Central Africa and 64 percent are found in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Boursam is also the 968,397th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 96 people.

It is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 546,554. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Chad, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bourssam931/
Bursam92188/
Borsam921/
Bourzam86478/
Woursam867/
Bursham862/
Boersam861/
Borsham860/
Bourzaim80174/
Boursain8033/
Boursoum807/
Bourshan803/
Bourzame801/
Bourdjam801/
Wourssam801/
Borssame801/
Boursand800/
Borsan771,371/
Barsam77274/
Bursan77219/
Borsom7750/
Borjam7737/
Worsam7723/
Burjam7714/
Borsem774/
Borzam773/
Bursom773/
Bourssane752/
Worsham718,411/
Burcham717,939/
Burshan713,455/
Barsham713,343/
Bourson71799/
Bursian71766/
Worssam71119/
Burszan71114/
Borshan71110/
Borsand7131/
Borshaymeh7111/
Barsiam719/
Borsang718/
Borsian718/
Borcham717/
Barsaum717/
Bharsam717/
Worhsam716/
Bourcem715/
Buersan715/
Beersam714/
Worsame714/
Bourjan713/
Bourzan712/
Borsane712/
Worscam711/
Butrsan711/
Bordjam711/
Borsain711/
Burzame711/
Worsajm711/
Barsame711/
Burhcam711/
Boursen711/
Bursoom710/
Wursham710/
Borsean710/
Borsheim67677/
Bursheim6776/
Borssank678/
Bourjane676/
Borschan674/
Worshaim674/
Bhatrsam673/
Biyarsam673/
Bourzane672/
Boursien671/
Borszank671/
Burchham671/
Bourjeim671/
Bhurshan671/
Bourchan671/
Bourjang671/
Butrsang671/
Voursoum671/
Burrshan671/
Worshham670/
Whorsham670/
Bourgian670/
Borssean670/
Beersham670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Boursam
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