Yap-Sam Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Yap-Sam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yap-Sam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica491:58,5703,174
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Yap-Sam Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Yap-Sam Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Yap-Sam is more commonly found in Jamaica than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Yap-Sam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yap-Sam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yap-Sam is the 2,605,694th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Yap-Sam are found; 89 percent are found in Caribbean and 89 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Jamaica, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 58,570. In Jamaica Yap-Sam is most numerous in: Surrey County, where 100 percent reside. Barring Jamaica this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Yap-Sam Last Name Statistics demography

Yap-Sam earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Canada they earn 51.12% more than the national average, earning $75,080 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yapsam9212/
Yap Sam864/
Apsam838/
Yapousam801/
Yapissam801/
Apesam77452/
Yipsam7746/
Apsama772/
Apasam772/
Apaisam7141/
Apasamy7123/
Appsamy7112/
Apassam7110/
Yapusim719/
Apasama716/
Yabusam715/
Yabasam714/
Apesamu714/
Apessam713/
Apasami712/
Aposama711/
Apusamy711/
Apesame711/
Apeasam711/
Appasam711/
Yapazam711/
Appasamy671,131/
Appusamy6790/
Absam6733/
Yabusame6725/
Apisamai6722/
Aepsm6711/
Appasami679/
Appiasam678/
Ayyappasamy676/
Apo Sama674/
Aiyappasamy674/
Apassamy673/
Apaswami673/
Appusami672/
Opsam671/
Aayyapasami671/
Apsom671/
Ya Busam671/
Ayyappasami671/
Apesm671/
Aipasama671/

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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 Yap-Sam
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