Yensam Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Yensam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 41 | 1:4,320,555 | 118,938 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Yensam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yensam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yensam is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yensam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,017,195th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname Yensam is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Yensam reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 4,320,555. In Nigeria Yensam is mostly found in: Taraba, where 98 percent are found and Rivers, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ensam | 91 | 118 | / |
| Yensan | 83 | 133 | / |
| Yenjam | 83 | 46 | / |
| Yensom | 83 | 17 | / |
| Einsam | 83 | 15 | / |
| Gensam | 83 | 3 | / |
| Jensam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ensham | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yencham | 77 | 3,019 | / |
| Yenshan | 77 | 3 | / |
| Eynsham | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yenjeam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gensham | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yensang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yensian | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oyensom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yenjham | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ensan | 73 | 2,330 | / |
| Ensom | 73 | 206 | / |
| Enzam | 73 | 71 | / |
| Einsaham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heinsham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heinsaim | 71 | 0 | / |
| Yensen | 67 | 802 | / |
| Yenson | 67 | 286 | / |
| Ensaan | 67 | 66 | / |
| Jensan | 67 | 33 | / |
| Gensan | 67 | 30 | / |
| Jensem | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ainsam | 67 | 19 | / |
| Iensem | 67 | 15 | / |
| Jenjam | 67 | 11 | / |
| Jeansaume | 67 | 10 | / |
| Enshan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ensiom | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iemsam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Engiam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jemsam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ensann | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gensom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Einjam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yenjan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yensenova | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Yensam
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