Misama Surname
Approximately 386 people bear this surname
Misama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 167 | 1:48,825 | 6,087 |
| Tanzania | 165 | 1:320,858 | 24,292 |
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Misama (79) may also be a first name.
Misama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Misama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Misama (Bengali: মিসমা, Hindi: मिसमा, Oriya: ମିସମା) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Misama? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 745,450th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 18,879,653 people. The surname Misama is predominantly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Misama are found; 46 percent are found in East Africa and 44 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,083,225th most frequently held forename worldwide, held by 79 people.
Misama is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 167 people, or 1 in 48,825. In Papua New Guinea Misama is mostly concentrated in: West Sepik, where 50 percent reside, West New Britain, where 30 percent reside and East Sepik, where 19 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 43 percent reside and Cameroon, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Misama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Misama in the Bengali language | ||
| মিসমা | misama | - |
| Misama in the Hindi language | ||
| मिसमा | misama | - |
| Misama in the Oriya language | ||
| ମିସମା | misama | 50 |
| ମିଶାମା | misama | 33.33 |
| ମିସାମା | misama | 16.67 |
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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
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- 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 Misama
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