Guessama Surname
Approximately 133 people bear this surname
Guessama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 119 | 1:174,530 | 18,525 |
| Algeria | 7 | 1:5,518,793 | 51,529 |
| Mauritania | 7 | 1:584,980 | 20,004 |
Guessama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Guessama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Guessama (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺴﺎﻣﻪ) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Guessama? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,551,568th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Guessama live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Chadic Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 174,530. In Cameroon Guessama is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 62 percent live, Centre Region, where 13 percent live and Littoral Region, where 13 percent live. Not including Cameroon Guessama occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 5 percent live and Mauritania, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guessasma | 94 | 413 | / |
| Gessama | 93 | 7 | / |
| Guesama | 93 | 1 | / |
| Guissama | 88 | 91 | / |
| Guesasma | 88 | 58 | / |
| Ngessama | 88 | 26 | / |
| Gessasma | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gesama | 86 | 195 | / |
| Guessouma | 82 | 22 | / |
| Ng'essama | 82 | 6 | / |
| Ghessasma | 82 | 4 | / |
| Guessamou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Guisama | 80 | 30 | / |
| Gesamha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Getsama | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gesamas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Quesama | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gesamma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Guessamoth | 78 | 9 | / |
| Gueissouma | 78 | 1 | / |
| Quissama | 75 | 2,378 | / |
| Ghissama | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gaissama | 75 | 1 | / |
| Geshamas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Guyshama | 75 | 1 | / |
| Geshamma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Guissouma | 71 | 35 | / |
| Guissaimo | 71 | 10 | / |
| Gisama | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gezama | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gesamo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gbessouma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngessouma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gesoma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Quisama | 67 | 131 | / |
| Gissamo | 67 | 66 | / |
| Guizama | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ng'essouma | 67 | 6 | / |
| Guisamo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Geshamo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gishama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goisama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quezama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gisaama | 67 | 1 | / |
Guessama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Guessama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺴﺎﻣﻪ | ksamh | 50 |
| ﻛﺴﺎﻡ | ksam | 33.33 |
| ﻗﺴﺎﻡ | qsam | 16.67 |
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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 Guessama
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