Alikasim Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Alikasim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alikasim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria551:3,220,77797,902
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Alikasim (131) may also be a first name.

Alikasim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alikasim (Hindi: अलीकासिम, Marathi: अलीकािसम) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Alikasim? popularity and diffusion

The last name Alikasim is the 2,483,783rd most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The last name Alikasim occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Alikasim are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 811,108th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 131 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 3,220,777. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kano, where 67 percent reside, Ondo, where 11 percent reside and Yobe, where 9 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 7 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Alikasim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alikasim in the Marathi language
अलीकािसमalikaisama-
Alikasim in the Hindi language
अलीकासिमalikasima85.71
अलीकासीमalikasima14.29

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