View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

Where Does The Last Name Assem Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Assem (Arabic: عاصم, Russian: Ассем) is found most frequently in Egypt. It can be found in the variant forms: Assèm. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Assem? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Assem is the 11,726^th most commonly held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 152,115 people. The surname Assem occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Assem are found; 68 percent are found in North Africa and 66 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Assem is also the 14,063^rd most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 68,873 people.

The surname is most numerous in Egypt, where it is carried by 31,453 people, or 1 in 2,923. Aside from Egypt it exists in 58 countries. It also occurs in Syria, where 9 percent live and Ghana, where 5 percent live.

Assem Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Assem surname is predominantly Sunni (93%) in Lebanon.

The amount Assem earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.92% less than the national average, earning R 64,344 per year; in United States they earn 37.4% more than the national average, earning $59,287 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.76% less than the national average, earning $47,317 CAD per year.