Metsam Surname
Approximately 241 people bear this surname
Metsam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 240 | 1:86,538 | 10,461 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Metsam (49) may also be a first name.
Metsam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Metsam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Metsam occurs most in Cameroon. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Metsam? popularity and diffusion
Metsam is the 1,041,601st most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 30,238,780 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Metsam live; 100 percent live in Central Africa and 66 percent live in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Metsam is also the 1,430,306th most prevalent given name on earth It is held by 49 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 240 people, or 1 in 86,538. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: East Region, where 71 percent live, Centre Region, where 17 percent live and Littoral Region, where 9 percent live. Beside Cameroon it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live.
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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 Metsam
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