Sinsam Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sinsam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sinsam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Sinsam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sinsam is found in Papua New Guinea more 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 Sinsam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sinsam is the 5,057,639th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Sinsam reside; 67 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 60 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The last name Sinsam is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Morobe, where 100 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 33 percent live and Malaysia, where 27 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sinsame921/
Sinsgam921/
Sinsom83130/
Sinjam8398/
Sinsan8383/
Simsam8316/
Sinsem839/
Sensam831/
Ginsam831/
Synsam831/
Singiam77315/
Sinsang77297/
Sincham7777/
Sinsian7726/
Chinsam7722/
Sinsane7719/
Shinsan776/
Sinsiem771/
Sindjam771/
Jinsham771/
Ginsham770/
Sinsaine717/
Shensham711/
Hsinshan711/
Simsaime711/
Sinson672,058/
Sincan67822/
Sensan67686/
Simsan67619/
Sngiam67351/
Sinjan67130/
Sensom67111/
Sinsen67109/
Senjam67108/
Sinssaine6751/
Simsem6743/
Simsom6733/
Cincam6727/
Cinsan6725/
Sensem6719/
Semsam6712/
Gensam673/
Jinjam672/
Sinzan671/
Jensam671/
Shnsom671/
Ginjam671/
Sinxom671/
Sencam671/
Shinshean671/
Xinsan671/
Shinshaun670/

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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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  • 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 Sinsam
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