Al Ghashim Surname
Approximately 2,044 people bear this surname
Al Ghashim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 2,027 | 1:13,037 | 1,523 |
| Iran | 14 | 1:5,484,466 | 128,255 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Al Ghashim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Ghashim Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Al Ghashim occurs more in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Ghashim? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 203,556th most common surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,565,336 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Ghashim live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 99 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.
The last name Al Ghashim is most commonly occurring in Yemen, where it is held by 2,027 people, or 1 in 13,037. In Yemen Al Ghashim is primarily concentrated in: Taiz Governorate, where 32 percent are found, Ibb Governorate, where 30 percent are found and Dhamar Governorate, where 30 percent are found. Beside Yemen this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 1 percent are found and Jordan, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ghasim | 95 | 3 | / |
| Al-Ghashim | 90 | 1 | / |
| Al Gasim | 89 | 2 | / |
| Al Gassim | 84 | 5 | / |
| Al Ghazim | 84 | 1 | / |
| Al-Ghashem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Ghaizem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al-Gasim | 78 | 201 | / |
| Al Gasem | 78 | 9 | / |
| Al-Ghasheem | 76 | 1 | / |
| Al-Gassim | 74 | 398 | / |
| Al Gassem | 74 | 1 | / |
| Al Ghossein | 67 | 5 | / |
| Al-Gasem | 67 | 3 | / |
| Al Ghousein | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Ghazzain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Ghosain | 60 | 4 | / |
| Al-Ghazeem | 60 | 2 | / |
| Al-Ghossain | 57 | 1 | / |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Al Ghashim
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