View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

The surname Kassam (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺳﻢ, Marathi: कासम, Russian: Кассам) occurs in Canada more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

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

The last name Kassam is the 46,139^th most widely held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 648,300 people. Kassam occurs predominantly in Africa, where 53 percent of Kassam are found; 25 percent are found in North America and 25 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Kassam is also the 203,712^th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 1,463 people.

Kassam is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is held by 2,076 people, or 1 in 17,748. In Canada it is primarily found in: Ontario, where 50 percent reside, British Columbia, where 25 percent reside and Alberta, where 24 percent reside. Without taking into account Canada this surname is found in 75 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 15 percent reside and Nigeria, where 10 percent reside.

Kassam Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Kassam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kassam last name rose 8,533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kassam Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kassam surname is principally Muslim (90%) in Kenya and Druze (96%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Kassam surname are 12.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.78% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kassam earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 30.41% less than the national average, earning 240,828 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 43.39% less than the national average, earning R 134,532 per year; in United States they earn 42.75% more than the national average, earning $61,597 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.32% more than the national average, earning $60,274 CAD per year.