Faissam Surname
Approximately 304 people bear this surname
Faissam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 301 | 1:69,000 | 8,680 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
The alternate forms: Faïssam (2) are calculated separately.
Faissam (414) may also be a first name.
Faissam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faissam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Faissam is most common in Cameroon. It can also appear as: Faïssam. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Faissam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 885,573rd most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 23,972,191 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Faissam live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Chadic Africa. Faissam is also the 422,632nd most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 414 people.
Faissam is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 301 people, or 1 in 69,000. In Cameroon Faissam is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 93 percent are found, North Region, where 6 percent are found and Centre Region, where 0 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faïssam | 95 | 2 | / |
| Fassam | 92 | 173 | / |
| Faisam | 92 | 62 | / |
| Fissam | 92 | 6 | / |
| Fassame | 86 | 7 | / |
| Faisham | 86 | 7 | / |
| Fayssam | 86 | 3 | / |
| Faissan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Faussam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fisam | 83 | 42 | / |
| Fasam | 83 | 14 | / |
| Faissoum | 80 | 13 | / |
| Faussaum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Faishame | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fissaime | 80 | 1 | / |
| Faisan | 77 | 595 | / |
| Fasham | 77 | 243 | / |
| Fassan | 77 | 189 | / |
| Vaisam | 77 | 90 | / |
| Fassom | 77 | 86 | / |
| Faisem | 77 | 54 | / |
| Faizam | 77 | 20 | / |
| Faisom | 77 | 15 | / |
| Vassam | 77 | 9 | / |
| Vissam | 77 | 9 | / |
| Fasame | 77 | 7 | / |
| Fisham | 77 | 5 | / |
| Fissan | 77 | 5 | / |
| Fitsam | 77 | 2 | / |
| Fassem | 77 | 2 | / |
| Fissom | 77 | 2 | / |
| Faciam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fessam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fiszam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Faisant | 71 | 1,116 | / |
| Fassain | 71 | 51 | / |
| Faishan | 71 | 37 | / |
| Foussam | 71 | 31 | / |
| Fissahn | 71 | 23 | / |
| Fassang | 71 | 13 | / |
| Fassoum | 71 | 11 | / |
| Vaisham | 71 | 6 | / |
| Hfassan | 71 | 6 | / |
| Feitsam | 71 | 4 | / |
| Fasasim | 71 | 3 | / |
| Phaisam | 71 | 2 | / |
| Faisang | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fissane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faizahm | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fitsame | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faizzam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fetssam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faiszan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faisane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faisain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fassant | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fassand | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vaissom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faaseam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faisand | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fishamn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faisaan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fischam | 71 | 0 | / |
| Vassham | 71 | 0 | / |
| Vasam | 67 | 9,765 | / |
| Fasan | 67 | 5,079 | / |
| Visam | 67 | 4,129 | / |
| Fisan | 67 | 265 | / |
| Fazam | 67 | 67 | / |
| Faussane | 67 | 31 | / |
| Fizam | 67 | 10 | / |
| Faisatin | 67 | 9 | / |
| Fesam | 67 | 5 | / |
| Foussame | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fassaine | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fasom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Foissant | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fassatin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faishaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fhassane | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Faissam
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