Tosam Surname
Approximately 750 people bear this surname
Tosam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 720 | 1:28,846 | 3,892 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Tosam (105) may also be a first name.
Tosam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tosam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tosam (Hindi: तोसम, Marathi: तोसाम) is most common in Cameroon. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tosam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 452,572nd most widely held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 9,716,728 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Tosam reside; 96 percent reside in Central Africa and 95 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Tosam is also the 920,134th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 105 people.
This last name is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 720 people, or 1 in 28,846. In Cameroon it is most common in: Northwest Region, where 65 percent live, Southwest Region, where 24 percent live and Centre Region, where 7 percent live. Not including Cameroon it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 3 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tosam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tosam in the Hindi language | ||
| तोसम | tosama | - |
| Tosam in the Marathi language | ||
| तोसाम | tosama | - |
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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 Tosam
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