Goursam Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Goursam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Goursam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goursam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Goursam is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Goursam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,213,395th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Goursam occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Goursam reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 64 percent reside in Chadic Africa.
Goursam is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 2,307,674. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 89 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 11 percent live. Other than Cameroon it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Chad, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goursame | 93 | 1 | / |
| Oursam | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ghorsam | 86 | 4 | / |
| Gorsham | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gursham | 86 | 0 | / |
| Ursam | 83 | 45 | / |
| Goursand | 80 | 53 | / |
| Goursian | 80 | 11 | / |
| Goursang | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hourssam | 80 | 2 | / |
| Goursane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hourseam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gourdjam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gursaham | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orsame | 77 | 88 | / |
| Garsam | 77 | 83 | / |
| Horsam | 77 | 23 | / |
| Gorcam | 77 | 14 | / |
| Gurcam | 77 | 9 | / |
| Gursan | 77 | 9 | / |
| Gorsan | 77 | 6 | / |
| Gorsem | 77 | 6 | / |
| Hursam | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gurjam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Orssam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oursom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ursame | 77 | 1 | / |
| Orsham | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gursom | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gorsom | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gourssoum | 75 | 1 | / |
| Horsham | 71 | 785 | / |
| Gourson | 71 | 141 | / |
| Gursanc | 71 | 49 | / |
| Gursain | 71 | 22 | / |
| Gorsane | 71 | 14 | / |
| Hursham | 71 | 6 | / |
| Gursang | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gorshan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gurshan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Garsham | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gharsam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gorshamova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gourzan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gorsgan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gurcham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gursane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngarsam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gorcham | 71 | 0 | / |
| Arsam | 67 | 919 | / |
| Ghorsane | 67 | 414 | / |
| Gourjoum | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ghursane | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gursahan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gourzane | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gorsjean | 67 | 3 | / |
| Orzam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghorsain | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gorshang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gurshang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoursoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Urjam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorsaint | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gurshean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngarsaym | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orsom | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Goursam
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