Ghassem Surname

450,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 754 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Ghassem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghassem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq2311:151,6093,935
United Arab Emirates2251:40,7214,209
Mauritania1681:24,3742,125
Iran451:1,706,27864,723
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Ghassem (655) may also be a first name.

Ghassem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ghassem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺳﻢ) is more commonly found in Iraq than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Ghassem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghassem? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 450,743rd most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 9,665,180 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 71 percent of Ghassem are found; 65 percent are found in West Asia and 34 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Ghassem is also the 324,429th most commonly held forename in the world. It is borne by 655 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Iraq, where it is held by 231 people, or 1 in 151,609. Apart from Iraq this surname occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 30 percent reside and Mauritania, where 22 percent reside.

Ghassem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ghassem surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

Ghassem earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 76.75% more than the national average, earning $76,267 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghasseme932/
Ghassemt932/
Ghasem923,977/
Gassem922,778/
Ghassam86321/
Ghassen8680/
Gaussem8638/
Ghassim8614/
Ghashem863/
Ghaseme862/
Ghaseem861/
Ngassem861/
Ghasemı861/
Gasseme861/
Gasem83954/
Ghassane80203/
Ghassime8012/
Ghassoum809/
Ghaissam805/
Ghosseim801/
Ghasheem801/
Gassim7719,251/
Gassen773,354/
Gassam77423/
Ghasim77255/
Gassom7718/
Gaseem7712/
Gasiem7710/
Ghazem7710/
Ghacem778/
Gossem778/
Ghasne777/
Ghatem775/
Ghasen773/
Ghasam773/
Gessem772/
Gaseme772/
Gascem771/
Gasgem770/
Ghaissane751/
Ghaissime751/
Ghashsham751/
Ghassoune751/
Gham736,084/
Ghassan7111,166/
Ghashim711,498/
Ghasham711,024/
Gaussen71723/
Ghachem71311/
Ghazeem71282/
Gassend71247/
Gassien7191/
Gaseeme7162/
Gasseng7147/
Gassane7138/
Gassenc7134/
Ghattem7126/
Gassent7122/
Ngassen7117/
Ghasane7116/
Gassoum7115/
Ghossen7114/
Gassenq7111/
Ngaisem719/
Gassenn719/
Goussem718/
Gassime716/
Gaissam716/
Gaissom715/
Ghaisam714/
Ghassin714/
Gassaam711/
Gasseen711/
Gassone711/
Ghasson711/
Ngassim711/
Ghaissoune711/
Gheysem711/
Gasheem711/
Ghasoum711/
Ghuisem711/
Goissem711/
Gassimg711/
Gasim6756,896/
Gacem6732,085/
Ghane6720,530/
Gasne67482/
Gasam67239/
Gesem67164/
Ghaim67147/
Ghaichem67131/
Gasen6792/
Ghamk6774/
Gazem6748/
Gaussent6744/
Ghhassan6739/
Gatem6734/
Gasom6732/
Gosem6723/
Gheyssen6721/
Ghoshsen6715/
Ghaum6715/
Gösem6715/
Ghassoun678/
Ghamt677/
Ghaissan676/
Ghaam676/
Ghamn675/
Ghaym674/
Ghoshsom673/
Ghossien673/
Gheim672/
Gassagne672/
Ghamg672/
Gassinne672/
Ghassaan672/
Hgassane672/
Ghamd672/
Gueissem671/
Ghaisson671/
Gahassin671/
Ghhassin671/
Gassanne671/
Gaussehn671/
Ghahchem671/
Ghazzeem671/
Gaissane671/
Ghoussim671/
Gousseme671/
Gassennn671/

Ghassem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghassem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺳﻢalqasm61.96
ﻗﺎﺳﻢqasm38.04

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ghassem
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