Kansama Surname

529,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 611 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Kansama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kansama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso5491:33,4281,822
Zambia591:268,64315,815
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Kansama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kansama (Hindi: कनसमा, Oriya: କଂସାମା) occurs most in Burkina Faso. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kansama? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kansama is the 529,538th most widely held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 11,927,244 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kansama live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 84 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequently held in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 549 people, or 1 in 33,428. In Burkina Faso Kansama is most prevalent in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 89 percent live, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 5 percent live and Centre-Est Region, where 2 percent live. Excluding Burkina Faso this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 10 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kansama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kansama in the Oriya language
କଂସାମାkansama-
Kansama in the Hindi language
कनसमाkanasama50
कांसमाkansama50

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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
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