Guessam Surname

833,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Guessam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guessam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria1931:200,16323,806
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537

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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guessam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺴﺎﻡksam-

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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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