Gassam Surname
Approximately 423 people bear this surname
Gassam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 186 | 1:111,662 | 12,987 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| United States | 32 | 1:11,326,842 | 445,236 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Gassam Demographics
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Gassam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gassam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gassam (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺴﺎﻡ) is found most in Cameroon. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Gassam click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gassam? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 697,244th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 17,228,241 people. The surname Gassam is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Gassam reside; 43 percent reside in North Africa and 43 percent reside in Mahgreb.
This last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 186 people, or 1 in 111,662. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 48 percent live, Littoral Region, where 33 percent live and Far North Region, where 10 percent live. Not including Cameroon this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 40 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.
Gassam Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gassam surname are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.78% registered to vote for the political party.
Gassam earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.5% less than the national average, earning $35,597 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gassam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gassam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺴﺎﻡ | ksam | - |
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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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- 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 Gassam
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