Hisham Surname
Approximately 76,279 people bear this surname
Hisham Surname User-submission:
The Hisham surname means 'old man' or 'noble man', and 'generosity' in Arabic.
Hisham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 38,745 | 1:2,373 | 319 |
| Malaysia | 9,183 | 1:3,212 | 482 |
| Sudan | 7,280 | 1:5,152 | 743 |
| Syria | 5,820 | 1:3,316 | 388 |
| Sri Lanka | 5,628 | 1:3,697 | 525 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3,737 | 1:8,257 | 1,150 |
| Iraq | 1,451 | 1:24,136 | 1,295 |
| Bangladesh | 1,352 | 1:117,867 | 4,824 |
| India | 461 | 1:1,663,916 | 60,584 |
| Morocco | 307 | 1:112,300 | 19,480 |
| Pakistan | 300 | 1:595,480 | 9,533 |
| Israel | 241 | 1:35,509 | 4,945 |
| Yemen | 224 | 1:117,970 | 6,575 |
| Singapore | 218 | 1:25,265 | 998 |
| Kuwait | 202 | 1:18,815 | 2,493 |
| United Arab Emirates | 198 | 1:46,274 | 4,705 |
| Iran | 193 | 1:397,837 | 25,581 |
| Bahrain | 191 | 1:7,061 | 1,301 |
| Nigeria | 116 | 1:1,527,093 | 57,948 |
| Maldives | 87 | 1:4,646 | 431 |
| United States | 67 | 1:5,409,835 | 270,257 |
| Qatar | 59 | 1:39,966 | 4,109 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| South Africa | 25 | 1:2,167,108 | 94,352 |
| Jordan | 19 | 1:465,391 | 12,761 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Afghanistan | 13 | 1:2,473,322 | 16,278 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Palestine | 4 | 1:1,137,212 | 16,054 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Hisham (433,918) may also be a first name.
Hisham Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Hisham surname means 'old man' or 'noble man', and 'generosity' in Arabic.
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Hisham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hisham Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hisham (Arabic: هسام, Hindi: हिशाम, Marathi: िहशाम) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hisham? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,450th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 95,538 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Hisham reside; 61 percent reside in North Africa and 60 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 2,356th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 433,918 people.
The last name Hisham is most common in Egypt, where it is held by 38,745 people, or 1 in 2,373. Beside Egypt it is found in 63 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 12 percent live and Sudan, where 10 percent live.
Hisham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Hisham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hisham last name expanded 1,675 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Hisham Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Hisham surname is primarily Sunni (80%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Hisham are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.
The amount Hisham earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 23.97% more than the national average, earning R 294,600 per year and in United States they earn 1.57% more than the national average, earning $43,828 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hisham Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hisham in the Hindi language | ||
| हिशाम | hisama | 95.31 |
| हीशाम | hisama | 3.13 |
| हीशम | hisama | 1.56 |
| Hisham in the Marathi language | ||
| िहशाम | ihasama | 79.17 |
| िहशम | ihasama | 8.33 |
| हीशाम | hisama | 8.33 |
| िहषम | ihasama | 4.17 |
| Hisham in the Arabic language | ||
| هسام | hsam | - |
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