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) is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsama? popularity and diffusion

Tsama is the 209,791st most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,701,141 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Tsama live; 46 percent live in East Africa and 41 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 556,659th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 256 people.

This last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 622 people, or 1 in 74,244. In Kenya Tsama is most prevalent in: Kilifi County, where 73 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 26 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 0 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this surname is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 18 percent are found and Cameroon, where 17 percent are found.

Tsama Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tsama
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