Wisam Surname

660,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 455 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Maldives

Wisam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wisam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Iraq731:479,7498,022
Indonesia701:1,889,274120,273
Maldives641:6,315544
Papua New Guinea481:169,86923,574
Eritrea161:296,994232
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
United States81:45,307,367917,113
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
England21:27,859,030389,889
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Wisam (31,261) may also be a first name.

Wisam Last Name Facts

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

Wisam (Hindi: वीसम, Oriya: ୱିସାମ) occurs in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wisam? popularity and diffusion

Wisam is the 660,498th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 16,016,584 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 52 percent of Wisam reside; 30 percent reside in North Africa and 30 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 27,029th most numerous first name in the world, held by 31,261 people.

This surname is most widespread in Morocco, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 253,501. Without taking into account Morocco this last name occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 16 percent reside and Indonesia, where 15 percent reside.

Wisam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wisam has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Wisam surname rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wisam Last Name Statistics demography

Wisam earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.67% less than the national average, earning $27,328 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wissam911,539/
Wisham91864/
Waisam91193/
Wisaam9118/
Witsam911/
Wiesam911/
Wisame911/
Wisaum910/
Wissame835/
Waisame834/
Weisham833/
Wishaam831/
Wissamn831/
Waisiam831/
Whisham830/
Wischam830/
Visam804,129/
Wesam802,527/
Wisan80745/
Bisam80589/
Wisom80141/
Wizam8013/
Wisem805/
Wijam803/
Wixam801/
Wysam801/
Weishaim7714/
Wieshamm777/
Wiesjham771/
Weissamn771/
Waissame771/
Wittsham770/
Wessam733,223/
Wuisan732,501/
Bisham73341/
Wisian73247/
Wissan73236/
Wusham73188/
Wishom73180/
Visham73156/
Bissam73147/
Wissem73146/
Waizam73109/
Vaisam7390/
Wysham7385/
Wisaun7376/
Wisane7370/
Wixsom7370/
Weisan7356/
Wicham7342/
Wishan7336/
Waisan7336/
Baisam7330/
Bisaim7323/
Waysam7317/
Waisom7313/
Visaam7312/
Wixsan7312/
Vissam739/
Visame738/
Wesaim735/
Wesham734/
Wiciam734/
Bijsam733/
Wescam732/
Weicam732/
Wesame732/
Woisem732/
Huisam731/
Bisaam731/
Bixsam731/
Witsom731/
Wisaan731/
Wissom731/
Wiesan731/
Visaim731/
Veisam731/
Wisomm731/
Weesam731/
Wesaam731/
Buisam731/
Wetsam731/
Wisasn731/
Wyssam731/
Wigiam730/
Wisant730/
Wehsam730/
Wiscom730/
Whizam730/
Waisome67215/
Weishan67210/
Waisean67149/
Weissan67126/
Waissan67104/
Wissang6739/
Wischan6737/
Wiesian6734/
Weysham6729/
Whisant6715/
Wishang6714/
Whitsom6711/
Weisgan6710/
Weisand678/
Witcham678/
Baisham677/
Vishaam676/
Vaisham676/
Baissam676/
Veisame676/
Waisane673/
Wieshan673/
Vwuisan673/
Wichham673/
Vaisame673/
Weiseim672/
Huisamn672/
Wessame672/
Wittsan671/
Wishand671/
Wichahm671/
Whetsam671/
Whishom671/
Viesham671/
Weisane671/
Wissann671/
Hwaisem671/
Visamnh671/
Waisasn671/
Wissant671/
Wiszant671/
Wisahan671/
Wisaink671/
Wishaan671/
Wishann671/
Weisian671/
Hwishan671/
Waishan671/
Weidsom671/
Whitsan670/
Hwaisan670/
Bishham670/
Wisjahn670/
Whisain670/
Whisand670/
Whicham670/

Wisam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wisam in the Hindi language
वीसमvisama-
Wisam in the Oriya language
ୱିସାମwisama75
ୱିସାମ୍wisam25

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Footnotes

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