Johnsam Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Johnsam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Johnsam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India71:109,580,769786,157
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Johnsam (26) may also be a first name.

Johnsam Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Johnsam Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Johnsam is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Johnsam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Johnsam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Johnsam is the 4,532,898th most widely held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Johnsam occurs predominantly in Asia, where 53 percent of Johnsam reside; 37 percent reside in West Africa and 37 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Johnsam is also the 2,084,397th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, held by 26 people.

The surname is most numerous in India, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 109,580,769. In India Johnsam is most frequent in: Tamil Nadu, where 57 percent are found and Kerala, where 43 percent are found. Not including India Johnsam is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 37 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Johnsom86174/
Jhansam861/
Jonsham860/
Jansam7787/
Jonsom7710/
Yonsam771/
Jhanjam715/
Johnjom714/
Janseam712/
Jansiam711/
Joonsom711/
Jonjeam711/
Jomcham711/
Jansame711/
Jhancam711/
Jahanshahm711/
Iohnsom711/
Jaunsam711/
Jonsheim6714/
Jhanjham671/
Jahancam671/

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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 Johnsam
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