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) is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Guessama? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,551,568th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Guessama are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 56 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 174,530. In Cameroon Guessama is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 62 percent live, Centre Region, where 13 percent live and Littoral Region, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname 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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