Gassama Surname

10,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55,748 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Gambia

Gassama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gassama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal21,6851:67296
Mali9,6161:1,765171
Gambia9,1161:21151
Sierra Leone8,7571:810153
Guinea2,2891:5,170235
France2,2451:29,5873,618
Mauritania7401:5,534647
Spain4331:107,9728,631
United States2561:1,415,85597,523
England1151:484,50531,272
Israel1081:79,2379,601
Niger511:376,31410,650
Ivory Coast501:461,42515,070
Liberia401:110,2138,601
Sweden351:281,33619,530
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Norway81:642,78647,258
Finland61:916,11741,832
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
China31:455,773,85521,925
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Gassama (134) may also be a first name.

Gassama Last Name Facts

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

Gassama (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﺳﺎﻣﺎ, Hindi: गस्समा) is most common in Senegal. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gassama click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gassama? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,100th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 130,723 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Gassama live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 57 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 800,975th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 134 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Senegal, where it is carried by 21,685 people, or 1 in 672. In Senegal it is primarily concentrated in: Dakar Region, where 24 percent are found, Sédhiou Region, where 15 percent are found and Tambacounda Region, where 13 percent are found. Not including Senegal it exists in 54 countries. It is also common in Mali, where 17 percent are found and The Gambia, where 16 percent are found.

Gassama Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gassama last name are 43.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 97.22% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gassama earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 17.38% less than the national average, earning $35,649 USD per year and in Canada they earn 57.55% less than the national average, earning $21,088 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngassama937/
Gasssama933/
Gassamma932/
Gassamah932/
Gassamas931/
Gaissama931/
Assama92767/
Gasama92107/
N'Gassama8811/
Assamoa861,387/
Ngasama86403/
Assamah86352/
Hassama86211/
Gassame86108/
Gassamé8688/
Assamai8679/
Assamau8677/
Gasamat8659/
Gatsama8623/
Gashama8616/
Gasamma8612/
Assamad8610/
Aissama869/
Aussama869/
Gessama867/
Gassamo866/
Ghasama863/
Assamay863/
Gassami862/
Gassema862/
Gassoma862/
Gasamad861/
Assamat861/
Assamma861/
Gasiama861/
Assaama861/
Assahma861/
Assamea861/
Assamga861/
Assamha861/
Asama837,822/
Ghassammad822/
Gassouma802,547/
Haissama80226/
Assamhat80143/
Ghassami8022/
Ghasiama806/
Ngashama804/
Ngossama803/
Aissamai802/
Gashamma801/
Gaesamma801/
Ghasamma801/
Ghassame801/
Hassamau801/
Ngassame801/
Goussama801/
Gaissema801/
Assammad801/
Ossama7715,672/
Assamo775,013/
Asamoa773,222/
Asamau773,100/
Atsama773,042/
Asiama772,753/
Assoma771,682/
Gazama77760/
Hasama77668/
Ashama77594/
Aisama77542/
Asamat77412/
Asamad77408/
Asamah77299/
Gesama77195/
Asamai77182/
Gasema77162/
Ausama77139/
Gasami7777/
Asamma7736/
Aasama7717/
Gasoma7715/
Gasame7715/
Aysama778/
Asaima776/
Asamaa776/
Assamà774/
Gosama774/
Asamap773/
Asauma773/
Asamas772/
Aseama772/
Ahsama771/
Azsama771/
Ajsama771/
Asamay771/
Asamga771/
Ghasiamma753/
Ashshamma751/
Ngoussama751/
Assamhatt751/
Ashshamad751/
Ngassouma751/
Assouma7116,462/
Assamoi7112,190/
Oussama716,917/
Hassamo715,686/
Gashema713,470/
Hasamat71817/
Ashamma71439/
Ngasoma71358/
Asamait71304/
Ngasamo71181/
Hasamai71179/
Hassoma71122/
Gossami71108/
Assamou71104/
Asamaah7178/
Ghasami7176/
Gassomi7175/
Ashaama7168/
Hasamau7137/
Asamahu7134/
Ashamah7133/
Gausami7131/
Hasamah7126/
Aasamma7124/
Hashama7124/
Ngosama7121/
Hasamad7120/
Hatsama7119/
Ossamah7117/
Aasamaa7116/
Gossema7116/
Haisama7114/
Assamoy7114/
Assomad7113/
Assomat7113/
Gossoma7113/
Ashamat7111/
Hasamas7110/
Aisamau7110/
Gachama718/
Asaimma717/
Aisamat716/
Aashama716/
Gazaima716/
Gasamis715/
Gashami714/
Ashamad714/
Gosamma714/
Hasamma714/
Hossama714/
Asiamma713/
Gosamai713/
Asaimah713/
Ghasame713/
Aishama713/
Aisamaa713/
Atsamaz712/
Asiamaa712/
Atsamat712/
Kgosama712/
Gesamha712/
Ausaima712/
Adsamai712/
Hausama711/
Gasaami711/
Gasameu711/
Gaseema711/
Gesamma711/
Gaisami711/
Ghasema711/
Gosamad711/
Gososma711/
Aisamma711/
Atsamma711/
Asahmad711/
Asamatt711/
Asammat711/
Asatmat711/
Asseima711/
Ahsamai711/
Gazaama711/
Gazamma711/
Ashamaa711/
Gasiami711/
Ossaima711/
Gazamea711/
Gasemai711/
Gasemay711/
Gashoma711/
Gasames711/
Gossame711/
Goisama711/
Gaciama711/
Gaisema711/
Aisaima711/
Aasamah711/
Assaumo711/
Assamgo711/
Assohma711/
Assomah711/
Ausamat711/
Ausamea711/
Asamauh711/
Ashgama711/
Gasouma711/
Oissama711/
Gahzama711/
Ajsamai711/
Aissamo711/
Hadsama711/
Gassome710/
Osama67223,829/
Azama6723,192/
Asamo672,238/
Aashamma671,396/
Asoma67974/
Hashamat67157/
Gassoumi67144/
Hatsamat6732/
Hadsamad6732/
Ngassomo6731/
Assamois6724/
Gossaume6721/
Axama6718/
Ngossoma6717/
Goshsami6716/
Hassamou6715/
Hassouma6712/
Houssama679/
Hasamahu678/
Assoumah677/
Asssamoi676/
Ghashami675/
Gasaymeh675/
Asshomad675/
Ashammad675/
Gosshami675/
Gaushami674/
Gossamer674/
Goshamma674/
Asssouma674/
Assoumaa674/
Assoumai674/
Ghatsami674/
Gosaimau674/
Hatsamad674/
Aisama'a673/
Hashamad672/
Gaishami672/
Asiamaha672/
Goussame672/
Goussami672/
Gassoume672/
Hasamach671/
Hasamaij671/
Hasamait671/
Hasammat671/
Hashamai671/
Eashamma671/
Gachhama671/
Geshamma671/
Gousamai671/
Gousamma671/
Aisammah671/
Aishamma671/
Ashamead671/
Asiahmah671/
Ousssama671/
Oussamai671/
Ashamahu671/
Atsahama671/
Hossamaa671/
Ossahama671/
Ngossame671/
Hasamaph671/
Gossomai671/
Gossouma671/
Gosaimah671/
Ghasemai671/
Gaizaima671/
Aissamou671/
Assaamou671/
Assammou671/
Assoumma671/
Asamá671/
Aşama671/
Oussamma671/
Oudssama671/
Ghasasmi671/
Hahasama671/
Asahamha671/
Oussayma671/
Assoumaï671/
Hashamah670/

Gassama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gassama in the Hindi language
गस्समाgas'sama-
Gassama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺎﺳﺎﻣﺎkasama57.79
ﻛﺎﺳﻤﺎkasma26.62
ﻗﺎﺳﻤﺎqasma3.25
ﻛﺎﺳﻢkasm2.6
ﻛﺼﺎﻣﻪksamh1.3
ﻛﺴﺎﻣﺎksama1.3
ﻛﺎﺻﺎﻣﺎkasama1.3
ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺳﻤﻮalqasmw0.65
ﻛﺎﺳﻤﻲkasmy0.65
ﻛﺎﺳﺎﻡkasam0.65
ﻛﺎﺳﻤﻪkasmh0.65
ﻗﺎﺳﺎﻣﺎqasama0.65
ﻏﺴﻤﺎghsma0.65

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