Nasama Surname
Approximately 158 people bear this surname
Nasama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 60 | 1:346,151 | 31,109 |
| India | 46 | 1:16,675,334 | 263,471 |
| Papua New Guinea | 27 | 1:301,990 | 40,635 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
Nasama (896) may also be a first name.
Nasama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nasama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nasama (Arabic: النصيمي, Bengali: নাসমা, Hindi: नसामा, Marathi: नसमा, Oriya: ନସମା) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nasama? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,385,851st most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. The surname Nasama occurs predominantly in Africa, where 51 percent of Nasama live; 38 percent live in Central Africa and 37 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 271,411th most frequently held forename in the world, borne by 896 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 346,151. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Southwest Region, where 93 percent live, East Region, where 2 percent live and Far North Region, where 2 percent live. Beside Cameroon Nasama exists in 7 countries. It is also common in India, where 29 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nasama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nasama in the Bengali language | ||
| নাসমা | nasama | - |
| Nasama in the Oriya language | ||
| ନସମା | nasama | 45.45 |
| ନାସାମା | nasama | 42.42 |
| ନାସମା | nasama | 9.09 |
| ନସାମା | nasama | 3.03 |
| Nasama in the Hindi language | ||
| नसामा | nasama | 40.91 |
| नसमा | nasama | 40.91 |
| नासमा | nasama | 13.64 |
| नासामा | nasama | 4.55 |
| Nasama in the Marathi language | ||
| नसमा | nasama | 37.04 |
| नासमा | nasama | 33.33 |
| नसामा | nasama | 11.11 |
| ँआसमा | masama | 3.7 |
| नसमााब | nasamaaba | 3.7 |
| नसमााउ | nasamaa'u | 3.7 |
| नसीम | nasima | 3.7 |
| अहमद | ahamada | 3.7 |
| Nasama in the Arabic language | ||
| النصيمي | alnsymy | - |
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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 Nasama
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