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
Faissam occurs most in Cameroon. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Faïssam. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Faissam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 885,573rd most widely held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 23,972,191 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Faissam are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 422,632nd most commonly occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 414 people.
The surname Faissam is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 301 people, or 1 in 69,000. In Cameroon Faissam is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 93 percent reside, North Region, where 6 percent reside and Centre Region, where 0 percent reside. Besides Cameroon Faissam occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
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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