Nsame Surname

288,408th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,330 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nsame Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nsame Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,2081:17,1932,358
Uganda541:722,95035,796
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
France111:6,038,429280,838
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Nsame (37) may also be a first name.

Nsame Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nsame is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nsame? popularity and diffusion

It is the 288,408th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 5,479,358 people. Nsame occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nsame live; 91 percent live in Central Africa and 91 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most prevalent forename globally, borne by 37 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 1,208 people, or 1 in 17,193. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 65 percent live, Littoral Region, where 11 percent live and Southwest Region, where 10 percent live. Besides Cameroon it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 4 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.

Nsame Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Nsame earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 41.81% more than the national average, earning $61,188 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.5% less than the national average, earning $32,544 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
N'Same9126/
Nsamie9122/
Nsaame9110/
Nsahme912/
Nshame911/
Nsameh911/
Nsaume911/
Nsam8999/
Nsamehe831/
Nsayame831/
Nsama8015,113/
Nzame801,773/
Nseme801,026/
Njame80406/
Nsami80292/
Ncame80233/
Nsome8078/
Nsham8025/
Nsiam8023/
Nsaim806/
Nsjam805/
Nsamy805/
Nseam805/
Nsaam802/
Nssam801/
Nsajames771/
Nsiama73754/
Nsiami73131/
Nshama7385/
Nziame7357/
N'Sama7356/
Nsieme7323/
Nshime7318/
Njaime7315/
Ndjame7313/
Njamet7311/
Njamer7310/
Nshome739/
Ntjame738/
Nsamai736/
Nchame735/
Nsaima735/
Nsheme734/
Njhame733/
N'Seme733/
Ngeame732/
Njames732/
Nzameh732/
Nsoume731/
N'Samé731/
Nsamma731/
Njamee731/
Nsaami731/
Nzamie731/
Nzames731/
Ngiame731/
Nshami731/
Nsamyi731/
Nsueme731/
Nsomeh731/
Nsamio731/
Nsom673,942/
Nzam672,539/
Njam671,088/
Ncam6788/
Nxam6772/
Njahame6710/
N'Siama672/
Nsamaya671/
Nshaama671/
Nseumeu671/
Nchatme671/
Njaaime671/
Nseimeh671/
Ndjaame671/
N'Djame671/
Ndjaume671/
N'Ssama671/
N'Chame671/

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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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  • 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 Nsame
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