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 occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vatsama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 914,967th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 25,129,469 people. The last name Vatsama is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Vatsama are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 30 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 272 people, or 1 in 76,357. In Cameroon Vatsama is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 87 percent reside, North Region, where 10 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 2 percent reside. Barring Cameroon this last name exists in one country. It is also found 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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