Nsom Surname

116,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,942 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nsom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nsom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3,9271:5,289643
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
France21:33,211,361423,184
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Nsom (41) may also be a first name.

Nsom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nsom (Hindi: एनसोम) is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nsom? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 116,888th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,848,693 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nsom are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 96 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Nsom is also the 1,590,275th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 41 people.

It is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is borne by 3,927 people, or 1 in 5,289. In Cameroon Nsom is most common in: Northwest Region, where 41 percent live, South Region, where 24 percent live and Southwest Region, where 13 percent live. Other than Cameroon Nsom occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nshom892,156/
Nsoum89322/
Nsome8978/
Nsohm892/
N'Som891/
Nsomh891/
Nschom8014/
Nshome809/
Nsosem801/
Nsoumg801/
Nsoume801/
Njom751,540/
Nsem751,167/
Nzom75351/
Nson75211/
Nsam7599/
Nsum7519/
N'Ssoum731/
Nsong671,407/
Nsame671,330/
Nseem67726/
Ndjom67593/
Njome67538/
Nsume67259/
Nzome67235/
Nshum67140/
Nsemh67125/
Njoum6774/
Nshon6763/
Nchom6762/
Nsone6738/
Ngiom6735/
Nsham6725/
Nsiam6723/
Nzoym6714/
N'Son6714/
Hnson6711/
Nsiem677/
Nsjam675/
Nssem674/
Nzoem672/
Nsaam672/
Njoom672/
Nzuom671/
Nsoun671/
Nssam671/
Njuom671/
Njjom671/
Nzoum671/
Njomg671/

Nsom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nsom in the Hindi language
एनसोमenasoma50
ंसोमnsoma50

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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 Nsom
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