Sasama Surname
Approximately 1,106 people bear this surname
Sasama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 867 | 1:147,456 | 7,559 |
| DR Congo | 150 | 1:492,530 | 39,325 |
| Indonesia | 40 | 1:3,306,230 | 179,945 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sasama (127) may also be a first name.
Sasama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sasama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sasama (Hindi: ससमा, Marathi: सासमा, Oriya: ସସମା, Russian: Сасама) is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sasama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sasama? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 333,948th most common family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 6,589,101 people. Sasama is primarily found in Asia, where 83 percent of Sasama live; 78 percent live in East Asia and 78 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Sasama is also the 825,494th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 127 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Japan, where it is borne by 867 people, or 1 in 147,456. In Japan Sasama is mostly found in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 20 percent live, Shizuoka Prefecture, where 16 percent live and Tottori Prefecture, where 10 percent live. Excluding Japan this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 14 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sasama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sasama in the Hindi language | ||
| ससमा | sasama | - |
| Sasama in the Marathi language | ||
| सासमा | sasama | 75 |
| ससमा | sasama | 25 |
| Sasama in the Oriya language | ||
| ସସମା | sasama | 27.27 |
| ସୁଷମା | susama | 27.27 |
| ସଷମା | sasama | 18.18 |
| ସୁଶମା | susama | 9.09 |
| ସାସାମା | sasama | 9.09 |
| ସାସମ | sasama | 9.09 |
| Sasama in the Russian language | ||
| Сасама | sasama | - |
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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 Sasama
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