Gosum Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Gosum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Gosum (152) may also be a first name.
Gosum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gosum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gosum (Russian: Госум) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gosum? popularity and diffusion
Gosum is the 4,427,875th most commonly used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Gosum are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 746,252nd most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 152 people.
The last name Gosum is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria Gosum is mostly concentrated in: Plateau, where 93 percent are found and Bauchi, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Gosum occurs in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gosum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gosum in the Russian language | ||
| Госум | gosum | - |
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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 Gosum
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