Possama Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Possama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Possama (26) may also be a first name.
Possama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Possama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Possama is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Possama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Possama is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Possama are found; 50 percent are found in Central Africa and 50 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequent forename world-wide It is held by 26 people.
It is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon it is most common in: Centre Region, where 100 percent live. Beside Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 33 percent live and Italy, where 17 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Possama
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