Cognomen Yslam (Ислам 
, Yslam 
, Ыслам ) , throughout the world, is quite a rare surname. The family name Yslam is characteristic of Central Asia, particularly Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a common surname, Turkmenistan, where it is quite a rare surname, and Tajikistan. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan. More frequently, Yslam is the forename as well as the last name.