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 most in Nigeria. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Yensam click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yensam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yensam is the 3,017,195th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Yensam live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Yensam is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 4,320,555. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Taraba, where 98 percent reside and Rivers, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 2 percent reside.
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
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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 Yensam
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