Al Ghashim Surname

203,556th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,044 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Al Ghashim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Al Ghashim Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen2,0271:13,0371,523
Iran141:5,484,466128,255
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Al Ghashim Last Name Facts

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

Al Ghashim is carried by more people in Yemen than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Ghashim? popularity and diffusion

Al Ghashim is the 203,556th most numerous surname on earth, held by around 1 in 3,565,336 people. The surname Al Ghashim occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Ghashim reside; 99 percent reside in West Asia and 99 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

It is most frequently occurring in Yemen, where it is borne by 2,027 people, or 1 in 13,037. In Yemen Al Ghashim is mostly concentrated in: Taiz Governorate, where 32 percent live, Ibb Governorate, where 30 percent live and Dhamar Governorate, where 30 percent live. Excluding Yemen it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 1 percent live and Jordan, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Ghasim953/
Al-Ghashim901/
Al Gasim892/
Al Gassim845/
Al Ghazim841/
Al-Ghashem801/
Al Ghaizem801/
Al-Gasim78201/
Al Gasem789/
Al-Ghasheem761/
Al-Gassim74398/
Al Gassem741/
Al Ghossein675/
Al-Gasem673/
Al Ghousein671/
Al Ghazzain671/
Al-Ghosain604/
Al-Ghazeem602/
Al-Ghossain571/
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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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