Wangsam Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wangsam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wangsam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India961:7,990,264168,289
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Wangsam (66) may also be a first name.

Wangsam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wangsam is most common in India. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangsam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,637,889th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. The surname Wangsam occurs mostly in Asia, where 79 percent of Wangsam reside; 79 percent reside in South Asia and 79 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Wangsam is also the 1,201,840th most frequently used given name in the world. It is borne by 66 people.

This last name is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 7,990,264. In India Wangsam is mostly found in: Arunachal Pradesh, where 100 percent are found. Other than India this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 13 percent are found and Chad, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wangsham935/
Weangsam931/
Wangssam931/
Wangsaham8897/
Wangsom861,793/
Wangsan86877/
Wongsam86370/
Wangjam8669/
Wangsem861/
Vangsam861/
Wangcham8043/
Wangshan8012/
Whangsom805/
Whangsan802/
Weangcam801/
Wongsame801/
Wongsiam801/
Hwangsan801/
Wongsham801/
Hwangsom801/
Wangseang753/
Wongsaham751/
Wangcheam751/
Wongsan711,801/
Wongsom711,312/
Wangzom71868/
Bangsan71158/
Wangson71100/
Wangjom7156/
Wangsen7119/
Wongjam7113/
Bongsam719/
Wangsén715/
Wongcam712/
Vangsan711/
Wangchom67700/
Wongsane67153/
Wangchan67119/
Wongsant6711/
Wongsean677/
Wongsain676/
Bangsaan674/
Wongcham673/
Huangsan672/
Wongsand672/
Wangzome672/
Vangcham671/
Huangsom671/
Wongsaan671/
Wongjeam671/
Wang'zan671/
Vaingcam671/
Vangsang671/
Bangsahn671/

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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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  • 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 Wangsam
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