Islam Surname
Approximately 11,760,270 people bear this surname
Islam Surname User-submission:
This surname derives from the name Ismayil. It is mostly considered as religious name. Since it was the name of a son of Prophet Ibrahim. In case of surname Ismayilov(a), it means the great-grand father of the owner of this surname was Ismayil.
Read More About This SurnameIslam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 10,709,014 | 1:15 | 2 |
| India | 660,984 | 1:1,160 | 116 |
| Pakistan | 128,373 | 1:1,392 | 214 |
| Egypt | 96,252 | 1:955 | 133 |
| Saudi Arabia | 26,474 | 1:1,166 | 106 |
| Syria | 16,779 | 1:1,150 | 147 |
| England | 14,104 | 1:3,951 | 522 |
| Sudan | 12,880 | 1:2,912 | 416 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10,758 | 1:852 | 94 |
| Libya | 10,644 | 1:587 | 115 |
| Afghanistan | 10,249 | 1:3,137 | 336 |
| United States | 10,017 | 1:36,184 | 4,495 |
| Indonesia | 9,046 | 1:14,620 | 1,834 |
| Morocco | 4,839 | 1:7,125 | 904 |
| Thailand | 3,444 | 1:20,511 | 1,726 |
| Qatar | 3,254 | 1:725 | 40 |
| Turkey | 3,042 | 1:25,582 | 2,918 |
| Canada | 2,862 | 1:12,874 | 1,904 |
| Kuwait | 2,632 | 1:1,444 | 158 |
| Oman | 2,557 | 1:1,442 | 207 |
| Australia | 2,337 | 1:11,551 | 1,696 |
| Iran | 2,064 | 1:37,201 | 4,381 |
| Kenya | 1,600 | 1:28,862 | 3,198 |
| Malaysia | 1,328 | 1:22,210 | 2,033 |
| Guinea | 1,105 | 1:10,709 | 352 |
| Bahrain | 1,029 | 1:1,311 | 177 |
| Spain | 960 | 1:48,700 | 4,580 |
| Tanzania | 869 | 1:60,922 | 6,535 |
| Comoros | 796 | 1:942 | 139 |
| Sri Lanka | 731 | 1:28,466 | 3,639 |
| Mauritius | 641 | 1:2,018 | 319 |
| Niger | 582 | 1:32,976 | 1,818 |
| Singapore | 578 | 1:9,529 | 512 |
| Ghana | 554 | 1:48,774 | 5,381 |
| Sweden | 550 | 1:17,903 | 1,504 |
| South Africa | 476 | 1:113,819 | 13,655 |
| Iraq | 424 | 1:82,598 | 2,661 |
| Japan | 375 | 1:340,918 | 11,837 |
| Wales | 370 | 1:8,364 | 934 |
| Germany | 363 | 1:221,778 | 24,859 |
| Greece | 285 | 1:38,876 | 6,215 |
| Italy | 269 | 1:227,348 | 31,508 |
| Scotland | 260 | 1:20,592 | 2,389 |
| New Zealand | 188 | 1:24,087 | 4,212 |
| Nepal | 183 | 1:155,634 | 2,611 |
| Brazil | 170 | 1:1,259,261 | 43,260 |
| Algeria | 150 | 1:257,544 | 27,427 |
| Albania | 149 | 1:19,557 | 3,383 |
| Brunei | 136 | 1:3,079 | 526 |
| Nigeria | 133 | 1:1,331,900 | 52,479 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Ireland | 128 | 1:36,789 | 3,003 |
| Austria | 123 | 1:69,231 | 10,618 |
| Portugal | 123 | 1:84,701 | 4,225 |
| France | 121 | 1:548,948 | 74,759 |
| Belgium | 105 | 1:109,492 | 16,366 |
| Netherlands | 105 | 1:160,830 | 23,699 |
| Philippines | 105 | 1:964,174 | 84,481 |
| Denmark | 86 | 1:65,636 | 6,586 |
| Norway | 84 | 1:61,218 | 8,720 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 81 | 1:73,736 | 9,719 |
| Ecuador | 78 | 1:203,921 | 7,896 |
| Jordan | 77 | 1:114,837 | 7,522 |
| Uganda | 72 | 1:542,212 | 30,029 |
| Suriname | 70 | 1:7,895 | 1,936 |
| Finland | 57 | 1:96,433 | 9,934 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| China | 53 | 1:25,798,520 | 1,406 |
| Romania | 48 | 1:418,289 | 33,624 |
| South Korea | 47 | 1:1,090,218 | 332 |
| Switzerland | 46 | 1:178,542 | 16,145 |
| North Macedonia | 44 | 1:47,761 | 5,186 |
| Israel | 40 | 1:213,941 | 20,390 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 37 | 1:36,864 | 3,590 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 36 | 1:1,516 | 196 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| Tunisia | 31 | 1:19,698 | 3,144 |
| Palestine | 28 | 1:162,459 | 8,501 |
| Angola | 25 | 1:1,079,569 | 3,117 |
| Poland | 21 | 1:1,809,940 | 93,678 |
| Jamaica | 18 | 1:159,442 | 5,298 |
| Yemen | 18 | 1:1,468,072 | 12,178 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Myanmar | 16 | 1:3,246,124 | 792 |
| Azerbaijan | 14 | 1:689,223 | 11,826 |
| Belize | 14 | 1:25,391 | 1,935 |
| Taiwan | 14 | 1:1,674,625 | 11,030 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11 | 1:321,491 | 12,768 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 1:2,563,470 | 41,100 |
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Guyana | 8 | 1:95,278 | 6,792 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 1:6,503,242 | 257,739 |
| Haiti | 6 | 1:1,780,651 | 14,597 |
| Maldives | 6 | 1:67,362 | 2,983 |
| Vietnam | 6 | 1:15,441,009 | 3,090 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Cambodia | 4 | 1:3,871,786 | 9,580 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| Tonga | 4 | 1:26,828 | 461 |
| Barbados | 3 | 1:95,816 | 1,797 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Kosovo | 3 | 1:620,623 | 10,771 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Bhutan | 2 | 1:308,020 | 1,264 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
The alternate forms: Islàm (1), Islám (1) & Íslam (1) are calculated separately.
Islam (825,929) may also be a first name.
Islam Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname derives from the name Ismayil. It is mostly considered as religious name. Since it was the name of a son of Prophet Ibrahim. In case of surname Ismayilov(a), it means the great-grand father of the owner of this surname was Ismayil. And -ov(a) is suffix to standardize all the peoples surnames.
- ismayilovalIslam means 'submission to God'.
- islam1981Islam Demographics
Average Islam Salary in
United States
$43,820 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Islam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Islam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Islam (Arabic: الإسلام, Bengali: ইসলাম, Georgian: ისლამ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻠﻢ, Hindi: इस्लाम, Marathi: लाम, Oriya: ଇସଲାମ) is carried by more people in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Islàm, Islám or Íslam. Click here for further possible spellings of Islam.
How Common Is The Last Name Islam? popularity and diffusion
The last name Islam is the 42nd most numerous last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 620 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Islam live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 92 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,129th most frequently held given name on earth, borne by 825,929 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 10,709,014 people, or 1 in 15. Besides Bangladesh Islam is found in 157 countries. It is also common in India, where 6 percent live and Pakistan, where 1 percent live.
Islam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Islam has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Islam surname rose 94,027 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Islam Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Islam surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Muslim (83%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Islam surname are 7.16% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.39% registered with the political party.
The amount Islam earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 78.2% less than the national average, earning €6,547 per year; in Norway they earn 2.55% less than the national average, earning 337,272 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 26.32% less than the national average, earning R 175,080 per year; in United States they earn 1.56% more than the national average, earning $43,820 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.94% less than the national average, earning $41,267 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Islam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Islam in the Georgian language | ||
| ისლამ | islam | - |
| Islam in the Bengali language | ||
| ইসলাম | isalama | 97.65 |
| ইস্লাম | islama | 0.47 |
| ইস্্লাম | islama | 0.16 |
| সলাম | salama | 0.08 |
| Islam in the Hindi language | ||
| इस्लाम | islama | 96.23 |
| इसलाम | isalama | 2.37 |
| ईस्लाम | islama | 1.09 |
| इस्लम | islama | 0.1 |
| ़इस्लाम | islama | 0.02 |
| स्लाम | slama | 0.02 |
| इस्लाम़ | islama | 0.02 |
| इस्नाम | isnama | 0 |
| इस्जाम | isjama | 0 |
| इस़्लाम | islama | 0 |
| इस्लाू | islau | 0 |
| अस्लाम | aslama | 0 |
| इस्लाम् | islam | 0 |
| इस्लमा | islama | 0 |
| इस्लाक | islaka | 0 |
| ईस्लम | islama | 0 |
| इ़स्लाम | islama | 0 |
| Islam in the Oriya language | ||
| ଇସଲାମ | isalama | 85.47 |
| ଇସଲାମ୍ | isalam | 8.31 |
| ଇସ୍ଲାମ | islama | 1.69 |
| ଇସାମ | isama | 1.61 |
| ଇସାମ୍ | isam | 0.73 |
| ଇସ୍ଲାମ୍ | islam | 0.4 |
| ଇସଲା | isala | 0.32 |
| ଇସଲ | isala | 0.24 |
| ଆଲମ | alama | 0.08 |
| େସକ୍ | esak | 0.08 |
| Islam in the Marathi language | ||
| लाम | lama | 85.26 |
| इसलाम | isalama | 9.34 |
| ईसलाम | isalama | 2.37 |
| लम | lama | 1.13 |
| इसल | isala | 0.16 |
| आलम | alama | 0.13 |
| सिलम | silama | 0.08 |
| सलाम | salama | 0.08 |
| ळाम | lama | 0.05 |
| समु | samu | 0.03 |
| आसमा | asama | 0.03 |
| साम | sama | 0.03 |
| शमी | sami | 0.03 |
| हिलम | hilama | 0.03 |
| किलम | kilama | 0.03 |
| ईसल | isala | 0.03 |
| Islam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺳﻠﻢ | aslm | 66.67 |
| ﺍﺳﻼﻡ | aslam | 33.33 |
| Islam in the Arabic language | ||
| الإسلام | alaslam | - |
| الاسلام | alaslam | - |
| إسلام | aslam | - |
| اسلام | aslam | - |
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