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
The last name Guessam (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺴﺎﻡ) occurs most in Algeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Guessam? popularity and diffusion
Guessam is the 833,931st most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 22,016,755 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Guessam reside; 99 percent reside in North Africa and 99 percent reside in Mahgreb.
It is most prevalent in Algeria, where it is carried by 193 people, or 1 in 200,163. In Algeria it is primarily concentrated in: Khenchela Province, where 98 percent reside and Bordj Bou Arréridj Province, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Algeria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs 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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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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