Katsam Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Katsam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katsam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon231:903,00360,285
England11:55,718,059489,080

Katsam (11) may also be a first name.

Katsam Last Name Facts

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

Katsam is most common in Cameroon. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Katsam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,034,050th most widespread surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Katsam live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Katsam is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name Katsam is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 903,003. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 91 percent are found, Adamawa Region, where 4 percent are found and Centre Region, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon it is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katsham9262/
Kaitsam921/
Katshame862/
Catsam8339/
Kadsam8310/
Katzam832/
Katsom832/
Kotsam831/
Kacsam831/
Khatshame801/
Khatsom77126/
Katcham7797/
Ketsham775/
Kathsom771/
Khatzam771/
Katshom771/
Khazsam771/
Kazam731,269/
Kacam73170/
Kaçam731/
Khotsiam714/
Katchahm711/
Kacham671,351/
Khazam67129/
Ketsom6767/
Kaizam6740/
Kotzam6739/
Kaczam6726/
Kazaam6718/
Kadzam679/
Kazaim677/
Kadsom673/
Catjam673/
Kaazam673/
Kazeam673/
Kahzam673/
Kaciam671/
Kacaim671/
Kacaum671/
Kotsom671/
Kazamh671/
Cheatsham670/

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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 Katsam
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