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 held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Tosam click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tosam? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 452,572nd most commonly held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 9,716,728 people. Tosam is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Tosam live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 95 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Tosam is also the 920,134th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 105 people.
Tosam is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 720 people, or 1 in 28,846. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 65 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 24 percent are found and Centre Region, where 7 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.
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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