Tsam Surname
Approximately 780 people bear this surname
Tsam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 648 | 1:32,051 | 4,326 |
| Namibia | 38 | 1:63,405 | 7,039 |
| South Africa | 28 | 1:1,934,918 | 88,980 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Taiwan | 13 | 1:1,803,442 | 11,840 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Tsam (41) may also be a first name.
Tsam Demographics
Average Tsam Salary in
United States
$41,403 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tsam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tsam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tsam (Hindi: तसाम, Tibetan: མཚམས།) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tsam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tsam is the 439,223rd most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 9,343,008 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Tsam are found; 82 percent are found in Central Africa and 46 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequently used forename throughout the world, held by 41 people.
The surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 648 people, or 1 in 32,051. In Cameroon Tsam is mostly found in: East Region, where 48 percent reside, Northwest Region, where 23 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 5 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.
Tsam Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Tsam are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 83.33% registered with the party.
The amount Tsam earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.57% less than the national average, earning R 74,688 per year and in United States they earn 4.05% less than the national average, earning $41,403 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tsham | 89 | 293 | / |
| Tsame | 89 | 254 | / |
| Tsiam | 89 | 18 | / |
| Tseam | 89 | 7 | / |
| Tsaam | 89 | 4 | / |
| Tsamd | 89 | 1 | / |
| Thsam | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tsamg | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tshame | 80 | 216 | / |
| Tseame | 80 | 14 | / |
| Tscham | 80 | 13 | / |
| Tseaum | 80 | 7 | / |
| Tsatim | 80 | 4 | / |
| Tsamne | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tsaame | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ts'ame | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thssam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tsatem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Htsham | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tsan | 75 | 2,724 | / |
| Tjam | 75 | 249 | / |
| Tzam | 75 | 221 | / |
| Tsom | 75 | 54 | / |
| Tsem | 75 | 53 | / |
| Csam | 75 | 11 | / |
| Dsam | 75 | 7 | / |
| Tcam | 75 | 3 | / |
| Tshamme | 73 | 3 | / |
| Tsautim | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tsamova | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tsassem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tsamgne | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tsaatim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tsang | 67 | 148,874 | / |
| Tsane | 67 | 583 | / |
| Tseem | 67 | 507 | / |
| Tcham | 67 | 326 | / |
| Tsaan | 67 | 87 | / |
| Tsian | 67 | 65 | / |
| Tsoum | 67 | 39 | / |
| Tshom | 67 | 36 | / |
| Tsome | 67 | 33 | / |
| Tsaun | 67 | 33 | / |
| Tsean | 67 | 30 | / |
| Tshan | 67 | 29 | / |
| Tszan | 67 | 28 | / |
| Tjaum | 67 | 21 | / |
| Dsamd | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tsanh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tsant | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tjham | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tsand | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tseum | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tsann | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tseim | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tsiem | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dsame | 67 | 3 | / |
| Thsem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tsayn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dssam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thsan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ttsan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tssan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tjaim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sceam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tjame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tssem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Csham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dxsam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zsamm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thzam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thsom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhsam | 67 | 0 | / |
Tsam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tsam in the Tibetan language | ||
| མཚམས། | tsam | - |
| Tsam in the Hindi language | ||
| तसाम | tasama | - |
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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 Tsam
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