Nissam Surname

866,642nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Nissam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nissam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1791:4,285,281113,539
United Arab Emirates571:160,74211,909
Cameroon531:391,86933,952
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Nissam (1,237) may also be a first name.

Nissam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nissam is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nissam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nissam is the 866,642nd most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,282,894 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 81 percent of Nissam reside; 60 percent reside in South Asia and 60 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Nissam is also the 224,766th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 1,237 people.

Nissam is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 179 people, or 1 in 4,285,281. In India Nissam is most frequent in: Kerala, where 95 percent reside, Pondicherry, where 1 percent reside and West Bengal, where 1 percent reside. Outside of India Nissam occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 18 percent reside and Cameroon, where 17 percent reside.

Nissam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nissam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nissam surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naissam924/
Nissamk921/
Niss'am921/
Gnissam921/
Nissham921/
Nisam911,123/
Nishsham861/
Nissamkc861/
Nissan839,465/
Nisham83965/
Nissem83217/
Naisam8395/
Nussam8332/
Nisame8320/
Nissom8318/
Ngisam8316/
Nisiam8312/
Nessam835/
Nisaam834/
Nitsam832/
Noisam832/
Nisamm832/
Nisamc831/
Niszam831/
Ni'sam831/
Naissem77632/
Gnissan7746/
Neisham7719/
Nissang7719/
Nishaam7713/
Nissane777/
Ngoisam777/
Nissant776/
Nissank775/
Nisaaim774/
Ngaisam774/
Neissan773/
Nishamm773/
Nisaham773/
Niessan772/
Gnissom772/
Naissan772/
Naissom772/
Noisame771/
Nischam771/
Nishaum771/
Nisseem771/
Noissan771/
Nessame771/
Nisshan771/
Nissome771/
Nishsan771/
Gnessam771/
Neissom771/
Niesham771/
Nizam7359,795/
Nisan735,616/
Nesam73228/
Nisem73184/
Nusam73111/
Nisom7376/
Nysam734/
Nixam733/
Nişam731/
Naissant71366/
Neissane7135/
Naissoum7116/
Ngnessam7114/
Ngaissom7112/
Nisamova716/
Neissoum716/
Nusseaum714/
Neissant714/
Nishshan713/
Ngnissan711/
Noisseim711/
Nuisaham711/
Naisseum711/
Gnissand711/
Nishan6754,414/
Nissen6728,210/
Nisanh678,044/
Nizaam675,901/
Nessem672,605/
Nisson67594/
Neesam67451/
Nicham67326/
Nesham67243/
Nisang67240/
Nessan67238/
Nisant67207/
Noisan67162/
Naisan67136/
Ngisom67115/
Naizam67106/
Noisem6797/
N'Gnissan6771/
Nizzam6759/
Nisian6752/
Nissén6745/
Nisane6742/
Nitsan6731/
Noisom6728/
Nnisan6727/
Nisand6726/
Nihsan6726/
Naisom6725/
Nisain6723/
Naisem6715/
Nissanova6713/
Nisome6713/
Naysam6710/
Niszan677/
Neasam675/
Nessom675/
Nisaun675/
Nixham675/
Neisan673/
Niseem673/
Nyssem672/
Neysam672/
Nyssan672/
Ngisan672/
Nusaim671/
Nesaam671/
Niesan671/
Nisaan671/
Nisgan671/
Nishamova671/
Nesajm671/
Nuisan671/
Naissaint671/
Nesame671/
Nesiam671/
Nesaim671/
Nizaim671/
Neusam670/
Nussom670/

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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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  • 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 Nissam
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