Kacem Surname
Approximately 11,844 people bear this surname
Kacem Surname User-submission:
It comes from an Arab verb, meaning 'to cut'. The meaning is '[the one] who shares'.
Kacem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 8,192 | 1:4,716 | 737 |
| Morocco | 2,692 | 1:12,807 | 1,858 |
| Tunisia | 467 | 1:1,308 | 104 |
| France | 185 | 1:359,042 | 53,729 |
| Belgium | 41 | 1:280,406 | 33,354 |
| Canada | 37 | 1:995,827 | 74,831 |
| United States | 31 | 1:11,692,224 | 454,091 |
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Argentina | 19 | 1:2,249,653 | 107,269 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
The alternate forms: Kàcem (1) & Kàcèm (1) are calculated separately.
Kacem (19,722) may also be a first name.
Kacem Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It comes from an Arab verb, meaning 'to cut'. The meaning is '[the one] who shares'.
- kacemKacem Demographics
Average Kacem Salary in
United States
$42,739 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kacem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kacem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kacem is most common in Algeria. It may be rendered as: Kàcem or Kàcèm. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kacem? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 43,877th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 615,294 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Kacem reside; 96 percent reside in North Africa and 96 percent reside in Mahgreb. Kacem is also the 38,203rd most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 19,722 people.
The last name Kacem is most frequently held in Algeria, where it is held by 8,192 people, or 1 in 4,716. In Algeria it is mostly concentrated in: Oran Province, where 19 percent are found, Tiaret Province, where 19 percent are found and Sétif Province, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Algeria this last name occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 23 percent are found and Tunisia, where 4 percent are found.
Kacem Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Kacem earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 0.95% less than the national average, earning $42,739 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.12% less than the national average, earning $35,714 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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