Ntsam Surname

428,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 806 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ntsam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ntsam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon7991:25,9943,541
France21:33,211,361423,184
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Ntsam (17) may also be a first name.

Ntsam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ntsam is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ntsam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 428,270th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 9,041,620 people. The surname Ntsam occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ntsam reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 85 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Ntsam is also the 2,694,839th most numerous given name world-wide, borne by 17 people.

The last name Ntsam is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 799 people, or 1 in 25,994. In Cameroon Ntsam is most prevalent in: South Region, where 51 percent live, Centre Region, where 24 percent live and East Region, where 16 percent live. Besides Cameroon it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in France, where 0 percent live and China, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ntsame9119,162/
Ntsham91259/
N'Tsam912/
Ntseam911/
Ntscham8318/
Ntjam80887/
Ntsan80102/
Ntsem803/
Ndsam803/
Ntzam801/
Ntsom801/
Ntsane736,332/
Ntcham73487/
Ntsang73260/
Ntsome7338/
Ntjame738/
Ntshan732/
Ntsand731/
Nzam672,539/
Ntshane67570/
Ntseane67453/
Ncam6788/
Ntchame6740/
Nts'ang6735/
Nthsane6725/
Ntshang6718/
Nt'sang675/
Ntsaane673/
'Ntsane671/

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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 Ntsam
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