Yosam Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yosam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yosam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
India51:153,413,076951,030
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Yosam (7,566) may also be a first name.

Yosam Last Name Facts

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

Yosam (Hindi: योसम) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yosam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,808,717th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname Yosam is mostly found in Oceania, where 46 percent of Yosam are found; 46 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 46 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Yosam is also the 73,777th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 7,566 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 543,581. In Papua New Guinea Yosam is most common in: East New Britain, where 47 percent live, Morobe, where 47 percent live and Manus, where 7 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 27 percent live and Indonesia, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yossam91131/
Uyosam911/
Yosham911/
Ysam899/
Jyosham831/
Yooesam831/
Yasam803,207/
Josam801,711/
Yosan80130/
Aysam80122/
Yocam80108/
Yisam8028/
Yssam8014/
Hysam8013/
Ysame809/
Iosam809/
Yosem808/
Ysham807/
Yosom805/
Ysaum803/
Oisam801/
Yojam801/
Eysam801/
Jossam735,359/
Yocham73741/
Haysam73586/
Yotsan73310/
Yasham73189/
Yaasam73133/
Yotsom7380/
Yosang7370/
Josham7362/
Yossan7343/
Yasame7337/
Yoshan7326/
Yatsam7325/
Yossem7325/
Yassam7323/
Yasaum7322/
Yossom7320/
Yosian7316/
Josiam7312/
Hysham7310/
Yoosom7310/
Yosane739/
Yodsan739/
Jyosan737/
Yasiam736/
Yodsom736/
Yiasam735/
Yahsam735/
Yasaam734/
Yosjan734/
Yosant734/
Gaysam732/
Joisam732/
Yodcam732/
Yohsan732/
Yisame732/
Josaim731/
Jodsam731/
Jousam731/
Yoasan731/
Hojsam731/
Uyosan731/
Yozamh731/
Yissam731/
Aysame731/
Ayozam731/
Uyssam731/
Yssame731/
Yaseam731/
Yadsam731/
Aiosam731/
Hyosan731/
Esam6750,917/
Isam6716,428/
Yodsang67321/
Yotsane67185/
Josaham67183/
Yoosoom67108/
Yotsang67106/
Hoisham6795/
Heysham6774/
Haysham6755/
Jyotsan6755/
Hiosame6753/
Yoysang6740/
Hayssam6725/
Yasasim6722/
Ojhasam6719/
Jsam678/
Yasaham676/
Ysamova673/
Yotsean673/
Yatsham672/
Yossang672/
Yossane672/
Jyatsam671/
Yathsam671/
Yasaimn671/
Yisaham671/
Yojhame671/
Yaasaam671/
Yoshang671/
Joshgam671/
Jouxsam671/
Yossoum671/
Yodsane671/
Ayssame671/
Yashame671/
Yishame671/
Yzam671/
Yoschan671/
Yoseang671/
Ysom671/
Yashaim671/
Jossame670/

Yosam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yosam in the Hindi language
योसमyosama-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yosam
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