Fashim Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Fashim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fashim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
India51:153,413,076951,030
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Fashim (14) may also be a first name.

Fashim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fashim (Hindi: फाशिम) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fashim? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,649,889th most frequent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. Fashim occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Fashim live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fashim is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring forename in the world, borne by 14 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria Fashim is primarily found in: Gombe, where 80 percent live, Enugu, where 10 percent live and Taraba, where 10 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 28 percent live and Afghanistan, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faishim921/
Fasim91921/
Fashesim862/
Vashim831,392/
Fachim83583/
Fashin83126/
Fashem8313/
Fassim8313/
Fasime831/
Fascim831/
Fashina776,997/
Fashion771,562/
Fosheim77236/
Fashing77231/
Fayshin7713/
Fashine776/
Fashoin774/
Fasheem773/
Vashaim773/
Fadshin771/
Foshiem771/
Fosshim771/
Fachime771/
Vaschim771/
Fasesim771/
Fassime771/
Vasheim771/
Foschim771/
Fashitn770/
Vasim7337,367/
Facim73150/
Fazim7333/
Faxim735/
Fosim733/
Fesim730/
Fossheim71919/
Fashesin71108/
Vaisheim7119/
Faisheme7116/
Fasichin714/
Ffashina713/
Fashcine711/
Faithsim711/
Faishing711/
Faseesim711/
Vashin67369/
Foshin67157/
Faisem6754/
Fochim6748/
Faseem6731/
Fasine6718/
Vassim6712/
Vasaim6710/
Fashen679/
Faasem679/
Phasim677/
Vaisim676/
Faysem674/
Vaasim673/
Fassem672/
Fashinova672/
Vausim672/
Vasiem672/
Faizem672/
Faizim672/
Voshim672/
Vashem672/
Fasain671/
Fatcim671/
Vasihm671/
Vasimm671/
Fasheesin671/
Faseme671/
Fauzim671/
Fachem671/

Fashim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fashim in the Hindi language
फाशिमphasima-

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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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  • 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 Fashim
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