Kassum Surname

496,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 665 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Kassum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kassum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Nigeria491:3,615,158105,602
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
India111:69,733,217610,955
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Brunei11:418,7313,893

Kassum (361) may also be a first name.

Kassum Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kassum Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kassum (Hindi: कससुम, Marathi: कासम, Russian: Кассум) is most common in Ghana. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kassum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kassum is the 496,112th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,958,716 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Kassum live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 458,188th most frequent given name in the world, borne by 361 people.

The surname is most widely held in Ghana, where it is carried by 485 people, or 1 in 55,713. Excluding Ghana it exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Kassum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kassum surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 85.71% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kassum earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.07% more than the national average, earning $66,612 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kassoum9212,159/
Kasseum929/
Kassume924/
Kassuim921/
Kasum915,155/
Kassoume86436/
Kasssoum8619/
Khassoum8612/
Kassahum864/
Kkassoum864/
Kassouym863/
Kaissoum862/
Kassoumm862/
Kasdsoum861/
Kassoujm861/
Kaszsoum861/
Kasxsoum861/
Kaassoum861/
Kqassoum861/
Kasume83530/
Kaisum83119/
Kasoum8391/
Kasium8334/
Cassum8331/
Kassom8328/
Kossum8326/
Kasjum8319/
Qassum8311/
Kashum8310/
Kessum838/
Kaseum837/
Kasuum834/
Kaysum831/
Khasum831/
Khassoume801/
Kassumova801/
Kashume7799/
Kaysoum7747/
Khashum7722/
Kaisoum7721/
Khaisum7712/
Kaishum776/
Koussum776/
Kossoum775/
Qassoum773/
Qassuum772/
Kassoom771/
Qassuim771/
Kashoum771/
Kashuim771/
Kasouym771/
Kasuume771/
Kaasoum771/
Cassoum771/
Cassume771/
Khassom771/
Caassum770/
Kassoumova751/
Kasom731,127/
Kosum73883/
Casum73106/
Kesum7397/
Qasum7378/
Kaşum736/
Kašum731/
Kösum731/
Kasumova714,859/
Koussoum7112/
Qaissoum719/
Kasumowa712/
Khasom67249/
Casium67202/
Kasoem67179/
Kossom67140/
Kaisom67137/
Cossum6786/
Kasoom6726/
Koisum6717/
Kuisum6716/
Kashumova6710/
Qassom678/
Kausom678/
Kosume676/
Kashom674/
Cassom673/
Kousum673/
Koshum673/
Qasium672/
Kaysom671/
Khesum671/
Koussoume671/
Casoum671/
Kesoum671/
Kosium671/
Kaceum671/
Qaisum671/
Qasoum671/
Kosoum671/
Koesum671/
Khosum671/
Cashum670/

Kassum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kassum in the Hindi language
कससुमkasasuma75
कस्सूमkas'suma25
Kassum in the Marathi language
कासमkasama73.68
सुमsuma26.32
Kassum in the Russian language
Кассумkassum-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kassum
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