Ghasemi Surname

1,592nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 340,897 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Ghasemi Surname User-submission:

Ghasemi (قاسمی) is an Iranian surname, from the name Ghasem and the suffix -i, which signifies being of, from, or related to the preceding word. It indicates patrilineal descent from a man named Ghasem.

Ghasemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran339,5651:22612
United States2751:1,318,03292,126
Canada1941:189,92618,713
Sweden1521:64,7814,943
Germany1261:638,93250,304
Denmark851:66,4086,662
England821:679,48938,951
Netherlands601:281,45334,544
Australia501:539,91440,287
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Thailand321:2,207,448250,768
Austria261:327,51736,002
Italy221:2,779,84997,128
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Norway161:321,39331,311
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
France121:5,535,227269,324
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
India101:76,706,538639,611
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
China21:683,660,78330,601
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436

Ghasemi (4,468) may also be a first name.

Ghasemi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Ghasemi (قاسمی) is an Iranian surname, from the name Ghasem and the suffix -i, which signifies being of, from, or related to the preceding word. It indicates patrilineal descent from a man named Ghasem.

- cazimi

Ghasemi Last Name Facts

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

Ghasemi (Arabic: قاسمي, Georgian: ღასემი) is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ghasemi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghasemi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,592nd most frequently used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 21,378 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghasemi live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Ghasemi is also the 103,024th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 4,468 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Iran, where it is carried by 339,565 people, or 1 in 226. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 17 percent are found, Isfahan Province, where 12 percent are found and Fars Province, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Iran Ghasemi occurs in 54 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Ghasemi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ghasemi surname are 23.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.73% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ghasemi earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 18.09% less than the national average, earning 283,469 kr per year; in United States they earn 22.37% more than the national average, earning $52,803 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.41% more than the national average, earning $53,366 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ghasemi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghasemi in the Georgian language
ღასემიghasemi-
Ghasemi in the Arabic language
قاسميqasmy-

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