Guessam Surname
Approximately 331 people bear this surname
Guessam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 193 | 1:200,163 | 23,806 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
Guessam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Guessam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Guessam (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺴﺎﻡ) is found most frequently in Algeria. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Guessam click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Guessam? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 833,931st most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,016,755 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Guessam live; 99 percent live in North Africa and 99 percent live in Mahgreb.
The last name Guessam is most frequent in Algeria, where it is borne by 193 people, or 1 in 200,163. In Algeria it is primarily found in: Khenchela Province, where 98 percent reside and Bordj Bou Arréridj Province, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Algeria Guessam occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 41 percent reside and Mauritania, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Guessam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Guessam 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 Guessam
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