Al Kasim Surname

950,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Norway

Al Kasim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Kasim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2401:738,09533,631
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Norway81:642,78647,258
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Al Kasim (275) may also be a first name.

Al Kasim Last Name Facts

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

Al Kasim is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name Al Kasim is the 950,707th most widespread last name in the world, held by around 1 in 26,500,167 people. Al Kasim occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Al Kasim live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Al Kasim is also the 535,844th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 275 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 240 people, or 1 in 738,095. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Kano, where 35 percent are found, Kaduna, where 28 percent are found and Plateau, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 7 percent are found and Norway, where 3 percent are found.

Al Kasim Last Name Statistics demography

Al Kasim earn more than double the average income. In Norway they earn 176.47% more than the national average, earning 956,813 kr per year.

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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 Kasim
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