Bism Surname

821,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Bism Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bism Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan2851:112,8182,759
Pakistan301:5,954,79635,971
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Bism (26,064) may also be a first name.

Bism Last Name Facts

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

Bism (Arabic: بيسم, Bengali: বিস্ম, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺴﻢ, Hindi: बिस्म) is carried by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Bism.

How Common Is The Last Name Bism? popularity and diffusion

Bism is the 821,713th most common family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 21,560,787 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Bism live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Bism is also the 30,987th most commonly occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 26,064 people.

The surname Bism is most commonly held in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 285 people, or 1 in 112,818. In Afghanistan Bism is most numerous in: Maidan Wardak, where 21 percent live, Nangarhar, where 19 percent live and Kabul, where 12 percent live. Beside Afghanistan it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 9 percent live and Iran, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bisme89207/
Bhism895/
Baism891/
Bissm891/
Bismt891/
Bim864,655/
Bhishm8091/
Bhisme804/
Bishme803/
Bijjsm801/
Bhim753,948/
Baim751,689/
Biem751,687/
Bime751,340/
Boim751,100/
Beim75754/
Bihm75720/
Bimm75428/
Buim75139/
Biom7546/
Vism7514/
Besm7511/
Bicm758/
Wism758/
Bimh756/
Bimd756/
Bimt755/
Hbim752/
Bizm752/
Bysm751/
Bitm751/
Bixm751/
Bhaisme731/
Bhime67578/
Bhuim67469/
Boime67256/
Bhoim67192/
Baime67173/
Wisme6757/
Beime6739/
Bhaim6730/
Bhimh6725/
Visme6724/
Bitme6712/
Besme679/
Waism678/
Bhimt677/
Bheim677/
Biehm675/
Bijjm675/
Bhimm675/
Boimh675/
Buime674/
Beitm673/
Beihm673/
Baimm673/
Uisme673/
Bağim672/
Bimme672/
Vaism671/
Biohm671/
Beshm671/
Vishm671/
Weism671/
Bhgim671/
Bhiem671/
Baaim671/
Boihm670/
Vismt670/

Bism Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bism in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺴﻢbsm-
Bism in the Bengali language
বিস্মbisma-
Bism in the Hindi language
बिस्मbisma50
बीसमbisama50
Bism in the Arabic language
بيسمbysm-

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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 Bism
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