Nsamu Surname

169,950th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,538 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Nsamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nsamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,2511:32,8214,086
Zambia2521:62,8975,622
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nsamu (18) may also be a first name.

Nsamu Last Name Facts

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

Nsamu is most common in The DR Congo. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nsamu.

How Common Is The Last Name Nsamu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 169,950th most common family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,871,373 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nsamu are found; 89 percent are found in Central Africa and 89 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Nsamu is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 18 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 2,251 people, or 1 in 32,821. Apart from The DR Congo it is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 10 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
N'Samu91164/
Nsamou9167/
Nsiamu9162/
Nsaamu916/
Nscamu911/
Nsahmu911/
Nssamou832/
Nzamu80669/
Nsemu80265/
Nsomu8098/
Njamu8087/
Ncamu8026/
Nxamu801/
Nziamu7355/
Njamou7323/
Ngiamu7321/
Nzamou739/
N'Semu734/
Nchamu732/
Njamuh731/
Nscemu731/
Ndjamu731/
Nzamui731/
Njeamu731/
Njamau731/
Njhamu731/
Nsemou731/
Nsomuh731/
Nsomou731/
Nshemu731/
Nsoumou67153/
Ndjamou6765/
N'Zamou6711/
Nseumou672/
Nchamou671/
Nseumeu671/

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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 Nsamu
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