Issam Surname
Approximately 8,315 people bear this surname
Issam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 5,657 | 1:6,094 | 728 |
| Egypt | 1,007 | 1:91,297 | 7,912 |
| Saudi Arabia | 795 | 1:38,812 | 5,622 |
| Algeria | 223 | 1:173,236 | 21,511 |
| Iraq | 100 | 1:350,217 | 6,594 |
| India | 89 | 1:8,618,712 | 176,377 |
| Tunisia | 65 | 1:9,394 | 1,568 |
| Sudan | 49 | 1:765,514 | 2,614 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| United Arab Emirates | 27 | 1:339,343 | 22,790 |
| United States | 21 | 1:17,259,949 | 572,238 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 1:1,404,487 | 59,312 |
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| Cyprus | 16 | 1:55,305 | 5,325 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Issam (144,878) may also be a first name.
Issam Demographics
Average Issam Salary in
United States
$37,297 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Issam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Issam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Issam (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺼﺎﻡ, Hindi: ईसम, Marathi: इसाम, Russian: Иссам) occurs more in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Issam? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 60,575th most frequently used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 876,434 people. The surname Issam occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Issam reside; 84 percent reside in North Africa and 71 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 7,222nd most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 144,878 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Morocco, where it is held by 5,657 people, or 1 in 6,094. Outside of Morocco Issam exists in 62 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 12 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 10 percent live.
Issam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Issam has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 2,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Issam Last Name Statistics demography
Issam earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.56% less than the national average, earning $37,297 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Issam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Issam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﺼﺎﻡ | sam | - |
| Issam in the Marathi language | ||
| इसाम | isama | 50 |
| साम | sama | 50 |
| Issam in the Hindi language | ||
| ईसम | isama | 33.33 |
| इस्साम | is'sama | 33.33 |
| इसाम | isama | 33.33 |
| Issam in the Russian language | ||
| Иссам | issam | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Issam
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