Al Qasim Surname

26,945th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,937 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Jordan

Al Qasim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Qasim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria7,3101:2,640312
Jordan6,6441:1,331213
Lebanon2,0951:2,691502
Yemen1,4701:17,9761,945
United Arab Emirates1,1051:8,2921,035
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
Kuwait3281:11,5871,609
Palestine2671:17,0372,896
Iraq891:393,5027,096
Nigeria621:2,857,14190,271
Pakistan301:5,954,79635,971
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Al Qasim (547) may also be a first name.

Al Qasim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Al Qasim is found most frequently in Syria. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name Al Qasim is the 26,945th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 365,529 people. The surname Al Qasim occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Qasim live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 82 percent live in Levant. Al Qasim is also the 360,211th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 547 people.

It is most widely held in Syria, where it is carried by 7,310 people, or 1 in 2,640. In Syria it is most prevalent in: Homs Governorate, where 68 percent are found, Aleppo Governorate, where 32 percent are found and Al-Suwayda Governorate, where 0 percent are found. Outside of Syria this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 33 percent are found and Lebanon, where 11 percent are found.

Al Qasim Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Sunni (96%) in Lebanon.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Al Qasim
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