Last name رسام (رسام 
, Rassam 
, Ressam 
) , throughout the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The cognomen رسام is characteristic of Lebanon, where it is quite a rare surname, Mauritania, and Morocco. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Iran, Morocco, and Iraq. Very seldom, رسام is the forename as well as the last name.
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| رسام | Turkey, Iran |
| Rassam | Lebanon, Algeria, Morocco, Iraq, United States |
| Ressam | Algeria, Azerbaijan, Morocco, India, France |
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هرمز رسام Iraqi archaeologist, IQ (b. 1826) |
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حسین رسام Former employee of the British Embassy in Tehran, IR (b. 1965) |
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| عمانوئيل رسام Iraqi director and actor (1940-2016), IQ (b. 1940) |
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| مسعود رسام Iranian film director, IR (b. 1947) |
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| مهدي رسام Yemeni poet, YE |
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