Tsama Surname

209,791st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,969 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tsama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tsama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6221:74,2446,952
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Cameroon3281:63,3208,055
Uganda2801:139,42612,620
South Africa941:576,35944,560
Zimbabwe891:173,46321,090
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
India621:12,372,022220,417
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Congo151:332,6069,246
France51:13,284,544357,392
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Tsama (256) may also be a first name.

Tsama Last Name Facts

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

Tsama (Hindi: त्षम, Oriya: ଟିଶାମା) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Tsama.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsama? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tsama is the 209,791st most frequently held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,701,141 people. Tsama occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Tsama are found; 46 percent are found in East Africa and 41 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Tsama is also the 556,659th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 256 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 622 people, or 1 in 74,244. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kilifi County, where 73 percent live, Mombasa County, where 26 percent live and Kiambu County, where 0 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya Tsama exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 18 percent live and Cameroon, where 17 percent live.

Tsama Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (67%) in Kenya.

Tsama earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 61.17% more than the national average, earning R 383,004 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tshama9111,291/
Tsamai911,621/
Tsiama91530/
Tseama91426/
Tsamas91156/
Tsaama9137/
Tsatma915/
Tsamah914/
Tsauma912/
Tsamma911/
Tsaima911/
Tsamga911/
Tsamha911/
Tsamau911/
Tshaima83213/
Tsamach83187/
Tsamash8377/
Tsamaya8375/
Tsatmas8352/
Tsamaha8343/
Tsiamai8320/
Tshauma834/
Tsasmaa834/
Tshamay832/
Tsammat831/
Tshamma831/
Tschama830/
Tsamo804,600/
Tsema802,082/
Tsami801,600/
Tjama80284/
Tsame80254/
Tsoma80240/
Tzama8010/
Csama803/
Dsama802/
Tshamaya771/
Tshamgay771/
Tsamgaya771/
Tshoma732,946/
Tsamis732,686/
Tsiame73803/
Tsiami73769/
Tchama73638/
Tsouma73422/
Tshema73296/
Tsioma73277/
Tsamos73235/
Tshame73216/
Tsamou73158/
Tseema73157/
Tsamoh73143/
Tshami73130/
Tsemma7355/
Tsiamo7343/
Csamay7321/
Tseame7314/
Tseuma7310/
Tcamma738/
Tsemah737/
Tsomas737/
Tsemai736/
Tzamah735/
Tsomai733/
Tsames733/
Tsaamo732/
Tjamea732/
Tsaame732/
Tsomau731/
Tzgama731/
Tsiema731/
Ts'ame731/
Tsammo731/
Tseima731/
Tshamo731/
Tsuima731/
Dtsamo731/
Thsoma731/
Tsemay731/
Zama6721,740/
Cama6721,150/
Tsoumas67837/
Tsomaia67534/
Tchamga67321/
Tsomaya67119/
Çama67113/
Tsaimos6799/
Tchamma6779/
T'Siame6758/
Tsaimou6735/
Tshomas6734/
Tshuima6734/
Tsiamou6713/
Tchaima6712/
Tshemai679/
Tsameer679/
Tchamai679/
Tchahma679/
Tsamous677/
Tsiomas675/
Tseemaa674/
Tjammai673/
Tshamme673/
Tsamich672/
Tchamat672/
Tschamo672/
Tsheamo672/
Tseumah672/
Dshamma671/
Tsseema671/
Tsaimei671/
Čama671/
Tchasma671/
Tsiamui671/
Tsoumay671/
Tshamuj671/
Tshomat671/
Tssameh671/
Tchamas671/

Tsama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tsama in the Hindi language
त्षमtsama-
Tsama in the Oriya language
ଟିଶାମାtisama-

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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 Tsama
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