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
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Tsam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tsam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tsam (Hindi: तसाम, Tibetan: མཚམས།) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tsam? popularity and diffusion
Tsam is the 439,223rd most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 9,343,008 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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 numerous given name world-wide, borne by 41 people.
Tsam is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 648 people, or 1 in 32,051. In Cameroon Tsam is mostly concentrated in: East Region, where 48 percent reside, Northwest Region, where 23 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 12 percent reside. Barring Cameroon it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 5 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.
Tsam Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Tsam surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the political 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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- 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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