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Where Does The Last Name Islam Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Islam (Arabic: الإسلام, Bengali: ইসলাম, Georgian: ისლამ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻠﻢ, Hindi: इस्लाम, Marathi: लाम, Oriya: ଇସଲାମ) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Islàm, Islám or Íslam. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Islam? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 42^nd most frequently used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 620 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Islam reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 92 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Islam is also the 1,129^th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 825,929 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Bangladesh, where it is held by 10,709,014 people, or 1 in 15. Beside Bangladesh Islam is found in 157 countries. It is also common in India, where 6 percent are found and Pakistan, where 1 percent are found.

Islam Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Islam has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Islam last name rose 94,027 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Islam Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Muslim (83%) in Kenya.

In The United States Islam are 7.16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.39% registered with the 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.