Cassam Surname

114,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,048 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Madagascar
Highest density in:
Madagascar

Cassam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cassam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Madagascar3,1041:7,6191,529
France3381:196,51730,555
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Mauritius1361:9,5102,027
England1141:488,75531,416
Portugal571:182,7767,697
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Mozambique251:1,090,4631,880
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Zambia191:834,20628,447
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
India101:76,706,538639,611
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Cassam (1,345) may also be a first name.

Cassam Last Name Facts

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

Cassam is found in Madagascar more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cassam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 114,217th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,800,283 people. The surname Cassam occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Cassam live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 77 percent live in Barito Africa. It is also the 214,074th most prevalent given name in the world, borne by 1,345 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Madagascar, where it is carried by 3,104 people, or 1 in 7,619. Excluding Madagascar this last name exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in France, where 8 percent reside and Malawi, where 4 percent reside.

Cassam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cassam has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Cassam surname grew 380 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 3,100 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cassam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cassam are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cassam earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 80.36% more than the national average, earning $77,825 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.13% more than the national average, earning $54,218 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cassham921/
Chassam921/
Casam91146/
Tchassam862/
Chaissam861/
Jassam8325,694/
Kassam8311,241/
Cassan836,216/
Cossam831,532/
Qassam83842/
Cassem83332/
Casame8353/
Sassam8353/
Catsam8339/
Casham8310/
Chasam835/
Cassom833/
Casiam832/
Caisam831/
Caszam831/
Tchaissam801/
Chasham777,397/
Khassam772,106/
Cassant77330/
Djassam77288/
Cassand77153/
Caussan77144/
Cassane7791/
Cassain7783/
Cassang7772/
Chaisam7772/
Casseem7738/
Cossham7734/
Kassaim7717/
Quassam7716/
Kassame7714/
Chausam776/
Causame773/
Kasseam772/
Kasssam772/
Kassahm771/
Qassaim771/
Sassaim771/
Cassann771/
Cassean771/
Cahasam771/
Jasseam771/
Kaissam771/
Saissam771/
Cassoum771/
Casaime771/
Kkassam771/
Hcassan771/
Casseim771/
Chaysam771/
Casshan770/
Cashamn770/
Chaseam770/
Kasam7310,831/
Casan734,800/
Casem733,332/
Qasam732,743/
Jasam731,322/
Sasam731,258/
Casañ731,158/
Cosam73230/
Sosam7351/
Casom7340/
Cazam736/
Zasam735/
Caçam731/
Cassagne715,313/
Chashame712,209/
Cassaing71222/
Tchassom7149/
Caussain7115/
Cassanne7110/
Chashamh7110/
Kassahum714/
Cassahun714/
Casamova712/
Jassaume711/
Kassaham711/
Chaisham711/
Cassaine711/
Cassasen711/
Khassame711/
Qashsham711/
Cheasham710/
Casson678,235/
Qassem677,819/
Qasame677,507/
Jossam675,359/
Casian674,784/
Kossam673,224/
Kasham672,581/
Kassan671,501/
Cassanova67928/
Cassaigne67876/
Casane67787/
Cassen67651/
Kessam67641/
Cosham67551/
Cossan67212/
Casañe67174/
Khasam67166/
Kasame67148/
Kaasam67136/
Causan67130/
Cossom6784/
Caisan6777/
Tjasam6767/
Caussaint6758/
Qaisam6757/
Quasam6754/
Casang6754/
Kaisam6752/
Qasaim6741/
Cashan6738/
Kasaam6738/
Kasiam6735/
Zatsam6731/
Sasham6730/
Casant6730/
Casiom6730/
Casain6729/
Jhasam6729/
Jaisam6728/
Kassom6728/
Sassom6728/
Saisam6726/
Kasjam6725/
Qasham6724/
Djasam6724/
Jaseam6720/
Jasham6719/
Chosam6717/
Cousam6717/
Qossam6716/
Kasaim6715/
Cashom6714/
Cassonova6713/
Sosham6712/
Qassan6711/
Caseem6710/
Chasom679/
Casand679/
Qassom678/
Giasam678/
Kaseam677/
Cassão677/
Saasam676/
Catsan676/
Chazam675/
Kausam674/
Casjan674/
Jassom674/
Zasham674/
Qasamh674/
Casasn674/
Sausam673/
Casiem673/
Kasgam673/
Tchoussam673/
Jadsam673/
Caisom672/
Kasamm672/
Kaysam672/
Zaisam672/
Cassangne672/
Cosaim672/
Caciam672/
Sosamm671/
Caseym671/
Keasam671/
Sahsam671/
Casaun671/
Caysem671/
Caysom671/
Jaysam671/
Jasamt671/
Cossem671/
Ciosam671/
Seasam671/
Sossam671/
Casean671/
Jeasam671/
Kahsam671/
Jasaim671/
Jaasam671/
Jasseaume671/
Qaasam671/
Qasaam671/
Qessam671/
Tchassoum671/
Caasan671/
Ccasan671/
Causom671/
Cassán671/
Casoum671/
Casatn671/
Qaseam671/
Jasame671/
Kasamk671/
Casgan670/

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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 Cassam
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