Dossam Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Dossam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Dossam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dossam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dossam is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dossam? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dossam is the 5,391,485th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Dossam are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
This last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 1,888,097. In Cameroon Dossam is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 82 percent live, Adamawa Region, where 9 percent live and North Region, where 9 percent live. Beside Cameroon it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 8 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.
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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 Dossam
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