Ghasem Surname
Approximately 3,977 people bear this surname
Ghasem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 3,892 | 1:19,728 | 2,527 |
| Libya | 25 | 1:249,759 | 1,033 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Ghasem (627) may also be a first name.
Ghasem Demographics
Average Ghasem Salary in
United States
$38,500 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ghasem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghasem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ghasem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻗﺎﺳﻢ) is most common in Iran. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghasem? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 115,988th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,832,423 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Ghasem are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 332,667th most common given name internationally, held by 627 people.
The surname is most widespread in Iran, where it is borne by 3,892 people, or 1 in 19,728. In Iran it is most numerous in: Mazandaran Province, where 21 percent live, Tehran Province, where 17 percent live and Gilan Province, where 10 percent live. Besides Iran this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Libya, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Ghasem Last Name Statistics demography
Ghasem earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghasem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghasem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻗﺎﺳﻢ | qasm | 50 |
| ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺳﻢ | alqasm | 50 |
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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 Ghasem
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