Vatsama Surname
Approximately 290 people bear this surname
Vatsama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 272 | 1:76,357 | 9,431 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
Vatsama (30) may also be a first name.
Vatsama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vatsama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vatsama is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vatsama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 914,967th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 25,129,469 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Vatsama reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Vatsama is also the 1,911,214th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 30 people.
The surname Vatsama is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 272 people, or 1 in 76,357. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 87 percent reside, North Region, where 10 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon Vatsama exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Vatsama
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