Msam Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
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Msam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Msam (23) may also be a first name.

Msam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Msam (Arabic: مصم) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Msam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most common family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 44 percent of Msam reside; 22 percent reside in West Africa and 22 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Msam is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 23 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Borno, where 50 percent are found and Plateau, where 50 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 11 percent are found and Cameroon, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msham891,630/
Msamh89427/
Msame8917/
Mssam895/
Msiam892/
Msaam891/
Msasem801/
Mjam75544/
Mzam7566/
Msom7537/
Msem7528/
Msan7516/
Mxam751/
Msane6713,217/
Msome67441/
Mshan67156/
Mzame67133/
Mjame67122/
Msean67112/
Msaan6740/
Mzaim6717/
Mhsan6711/
Måsan6710/
Mzahm676/
Msang674/
Mseem674/
Mscan674/
Mshahame674/
Msoom673/
Mdjam673/
Mssan673/
Mssom672/
Msomh671/
Msgan671/
Mzzam671/
Msoum671/
Mzamn671/
Msand671/
Mssem671/
Msomd671/
Msian671/
M'Zam671/

Msam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Msam in the Arabic language
مصمmsm-

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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 Msam
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