lo Sam Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

lo Sam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

lo Sam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France21:33,211,361423,184
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

lo Sam Last Name Facts

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

The surname lo Sam is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name lo Sam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 40 percent of lo Sam live; 40 percent live in Western Europe and 40 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname lo Sam is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 33,211,361. In France lo Sam is mostly found in: Île-de-France, where 100 percent are found. Excluding France this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in French Polynesia, where 20 percent are found and Malaysia, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
lo Siam921/
lo San832/
La Siam771/
lo Giam771/
lo Seum771/
lo Cham771/
lo Shang712/
Los Sant711/
La San676/
lo Son672/
lo Soon6216/
lo Chan629/
La Sane627/
La Sanh624/
lo Song624/
lo Seen621/
Lo-Sang621/
La Sand620/
lo Chang575/
lo Siong572/
La Shome572/
La Saint571/
lo Shoon571/
lo Shong571/
La Chame570/
La Saigne535/
La Shaheen506/
La Son502/
lo Zen501/
La Sen501/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 lo Sam
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis