Yossam Surname
Approximately 131 people bear this surname
Yossam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 120 | 1:441,180 | 30,663 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
Yossam (54) may also be a first name.
Yossam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yossam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yossam is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yossam? popularity and diffusion
Yossam is the 1,565,797th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Yossam reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,350,955th most frequent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 54 people.
The last name Yossam is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 441,180. In Tanzania Yossam is primarily concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 98 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 6 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Yossam
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