Hosam Surname
Approximately 20,878 people bear this surname
Hosam Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'the sword'.
Hosam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 19,586 | 1:4,694 | 620 |
| Saudi Arabia | 994 | 1:31,042 | 4,349 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 60 | 1:22,733 | 2,550 |
| Eritrea | 25 | 1:190,076 | 185 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Jordan | 14 | 1:631,603 | 13,893 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Syria | 6 | 1:3,216,837 | 11,326 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Saint Lucia | 3 | 1:59,594 | 2,472 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Hosam (207,171) may also be a first name.
Hosam Surname Meaning
Hosam Demographics
Average Hosam Salary in
United States
$28,135 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hosam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hosam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hosam (Arabic: هوسام, Hindi: होसाम) occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hosam? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 25,789th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 349,054 people. Hosam is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Hosam are found; 94 percent are found in North Africa and 94 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Hosam is also the 5,036th most commonly held given name worldwide, held by 207,171 people.
The last name is most frequent in Egypt, where it is borne by 19,586 people, or 1 in 4,694. Barring Egypt it exists in 35 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent live and Kuwait, where 0 percent live.
Hosam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Hosam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hosam surname increased 633 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Hosam Last Name Statistics demography
Hosam earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.8% less than the national average, earning $28,135 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hosam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hosam in the Hindi language | ||
| होसाम | hosama | 75 |
| होसम | hosama | 25 |
| Hosam in the Arabic language | ||
| هوسام | hwsam | - |
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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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