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 also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kassum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 496,112th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 10,958,716 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Kassum reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 81 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kassum is also the 458,188th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 361 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is held by 485 people, or 1 in 55,713. Outside of Ghana this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Kassum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kassum last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the 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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