Cassim Surname
Approximately 31,046 people bear this surname
Cassim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 10,160 | 1:2,048 | 283 |
| South Africa | 8,112 | 1:6,679 | 863 |
| Mozambique | 4,944 | 1:5,514 | 1,220 |
| Malawi | 4,182 | 1:4,094 | 571 |
| Brazil | 655 | 1:326,831 | 12,588 |
| Saudi Arabia | 517 | 1:59,682 | 8,852 |
| Mauritius | 431 | 1:3,001 | 533 |
| France | 393 | 1:169,015 | 26,299 |
| England | 317 | 1:175,767 | 15,993 |
| United States | 208 | 1:1,742,591 | 114,999 |
| Kenya | 152 | 1:303,815 | 19,191 |
| Zimbabwe | 143 | 1:107,960 | 14,912 |
| Canada | 123 | 1:299,558 | 27,752 |
| Australia | 104 | 1:259,574 | 23,725 |
| United Arab Emirates | 75 | 1:122,164 | 10,258 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 73 | 1:18,685 | 2,235 |
| Botswana | 55 | 1:39,762 | 7,636 |
| Lesotho | 42 | 1:48,394 | 7,686 |
| Pakistan | 33 | 1:5,413,451 | 34,034 |
| Thailand | 31 | 1:2,278,656 | 255,572 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Malaysia | 24 | 1:1,228,926 | 53,021 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| Madagascar | 16 | 1:1,478,115 | 2,908 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Tanzania | 14 | 1:3,781,544 | 51,645 |
| Argentina | 13 | 1:3,287,955 | 132,850 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Cassim (8,585) may also be a first name.
Cassim Demographics
Average Cassim Salary in
United States
$48,426 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Cassim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cassim Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cassim (Marathi: कासीम) occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Cassim.
How Common Is The Last Name Cassim? popularity and diffusion
The surname Cassim is the 17,803rd most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 234,734 people. The surname Cassim is predominantly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Cassim are found; 58 percent are found in Southern Africa and 40 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Cassim is also the 67,866th most common forename at a global level. It is borne by 8,585 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 10,160 people, or 1 in 2,048. Outside of Sri Lanka this last name exists in 61 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 26 percent are found and Mozambique, where 16 percent are found.
Cassim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Cassim has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Cassim last name expanded 4,529 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 3,467 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Cassim Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Cassim surname is chiefly Christian (60%) in Kenya.
In The United States Cassim are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% being registered with the party.
The amount Cassim earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.19% less than the national average, earning 338,507 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 52.03% more than the national average, earning R 361,272 per year; in United States they earn 12.23% more than the national average, earning $48,426 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.99% more than the national average, earning $51,168 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cassim Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cassim in the Marathi language | ||
| कासीम | kasima | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Cassim
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