Kasim Surname
Approximately 228,611 people bear this surname
Kasim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 45,840 | 1:3,864 | 509 |
| Ethiopia | 44,913 | 1:2,172 | 380 |
| India | 39,684 | 1:19,329 | 1,504 |
| Indonesia | 35,283 | 1:3,748 | 454 |
| Somalia | 13,136 | 1:1,024 | 109 |
| Philippines | 12,512 | 1:8,091 | 739 |
| Malaysia | 12,147 | 1:2,428 | 364 |
| Tanzania | 3,774 | 1:14,028 | 1,828 |
| Ghana | 3,533 | 1:7,648 | 1,028 |
| Egypt | 3,295 | 1:27,902 | 3,078 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3,101 | 1:9,950 | 1,405 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,911 | 1:4,794 | 606 |
| Kenya | 1,205 | 1:38,324 | 4,083 |
| Bangladesh | 1,172 | 1:135,970 | 5,321 |
| Bulgaria | 664 | 1:10,510 | 1,182 |
| Qatar | 568 | 1:4,151 | 424 |
| Kuwait | 559 | 1:6,799 | 949 |
| Pakistan | 501 | 1:356,575 | 7,012 |
| United States | 488 | 1:742,744 | 58,145 |
| England | 374 | 1:148,979 | 14,256 |
| Uganda | 370 | 1:105,512 | 10,425 |
| Brunei | 335 | 1:1,250 | 246 |
| Iraq | 314 | 1:111,534 | 3,223 |
| Malawi | 261 | 1:65,590 | 8,693 |
| Kazakhstan | 258 | 1:68,537 | 8,319 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Papua New Guinea | 191 | 1:42,690 | 5,212 |
| Singapore | 150 | 1:36,718 | 1,328 |
| Canada | 146 | 1:252,367 | 23,920 |
| DR Congo | 130 | 1:568,304 | 43,658 |
| Nepal | 118 | 1:241,364 | 3,208 |
| Oman | 111 | 1:33,225 | 2,322 |
| Russia | 111 | 1:1,298,406 | 92,821 |
| Sweden | 97 | 1:101,513 | 7,360 |
| South Africa | 93 | 1:582,556 | 44,854 |
| Bahrain | 88 | 1:15,325 | 3,085 |
| Germany | 87 | 1:925,350 | 65,249 |
| Netherlands | 86 | 1:196,363 | 27,376 |
| Suriname | 77 | 1:7,177 | 1,738 |
| Benin | 67 | 1:154,263 | 15,890 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Australia | 51 | 1:529,327 | 39,816 |
| Northern Cyprus | 51 | 1:6,255 | 1,368 |
| Thailand | 40 | 1:1,765,959 | 222,048 |
| New Caledonia | 36 | 1:7,673 | 1,760 |
| Greece | 32 | 1:346,243 | 48,387 |
| Guyana | 29 | 1:26,283 | 2,983 |
| Uzbekistan | 27 | 1:1,145,524 | 21,534 |
| Belgium | 22 | 1:522,575 | 50,051 |
| Norway | 19 | 1:270,647 | 28,127 |
| Belarus | 18 | 1:527,837 | 48,523 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 18 | 1:75,776 | 5,658 |
| Denmark | 17 | 1:332,042 | 23,714 |
| Moldova | 16 | 1:222,586 | 20,292 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:206,302 | 13,003 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Cambodia | 11 | 1:1,407,922 | 6,192 |
| Azerbaijan | 9 | 1:1,072,125 | 15,755 |
| Yemen | 9 | 1:2,936,144 | 15,216 |
| Jordan | 8 | 1:1,105,305 | 16,405 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Iceland | 7 | 1:54,299 | 3,881 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 7 | 1:853,236 | 52,732 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Albania | 6 | 1:485,676 | 18,535 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Djibouti | 4 | 1:228,733 | 966 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 1:700,491 | 23,754 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Kasim (208,234) may also be a first name.
Kasim Demographics
Average Male Kasim Height
172.42 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kasim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kasim Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kasim (Bengali: কাসিম, Georgian: კასიმ, Hindi: कासिम, Marathi: कासीम, Oriya: କାଶିମ, Russian: Касим) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kasim? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,406th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 31,877 people. The last name Kasim occurs predominantly in Africa, where 51 percent of Kasim live; 28 percent live in East Africa and 24 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kasim is also the 5,013th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 208,234 people.
The last name Kasim is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 45,840 people, or 1 in 3,864. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Yobe, where 19 percent reside, Kano, where 13 percent reside and Katsina, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 112 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 20 percent reside and India, where 17 percent reside.
Kasim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kasim has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kasim surname rose 5,422 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kasim Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Muslim (69%) in Kenya, Muslim (96%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Kasim last name are 8.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.41% being registered with the party.
The amount Kasim earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 28.69% less than the national average, earning 246,780 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 30.13% less than the national average, earning R 166,044 per year; in United States they earn 8.97% less than the national average, earning $39,277 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.05% less than the national average, earning $45,185 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kasim Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kasim in the Georgian language | ||
| კასიმ | kasim | - |
| Kasim in the Hindi language | ||
| कासिम | kasima | 88.09 |
| कसीम | kasima | 5.89 |
| कासीम | kasima | 5.21 |
| कसिम | kasima | 0.58 |
| कासिम़ | kasima | 0.03 |
| काशिम | kasima | 0.03 |
| ़कासिम | kasima | 0.02 |
| कासिम् | kasim | 0.01 |
| कशिम | kasima | 0.01 |
| ़कासीम | kasima | 0.01 |
| का़सिम | kasima | 0.01 |
| कशीम | kasima | 0.01 |
| काशम | kasama | 0 |
| कशीमा | kasima | 0 |
| क़ासिम | qasima | 0 |
| क़ासिम | qasima | 0 |
| रशीद | rasida | 0 |
| कासमि | kasami | 0 |
| कसीमा | kasima | 0 |
| काशीम | kasima | 0 |
| कासि़म | kasima | 0 |
| कलीम | kalima | 0 |
| Kasim in the Bengali language | ||
| কাসিম | kasima | 85 |
| কাছিম | kachima | 15 |
| Kasim in the Marathi language | ||
| कासीम | kasima | 50.42 |
| कािसम | kaisama | 40.58 |
| कसीम | kasima | 1.33 |
| काशीम | kasima | 0.85 |
| कासम | kasama | 0.52 |
| कास | kasa | 0.52 |
| कासीं | kasim | 0.41 |
| कासमी | kasami | 0.29 |
| करीम | karima | 0.29 |
| कलीम | kalima | 0.18 |
| कासीन | kasina | 0.11 |
| नसीम | nasima | 0.11 |
| अजीम | ajima | 0.07 |
| हाशीम | hasima | 0.04 |
| बासी | basi | 0.04 |
| कालीम | kalima | 0.04 |
| आसीया | asiya | 0.04 |
| कादीम | kadima | 0.04 |
| कासोम | kasoma | 0.04 |
| आजीम | ajima | 0.04 |
| कासीमा | kasima | 0.04 |
| कवीम | kavima | 0.04 |
| काशीस | kasisa | 0.04 |
| काजी | kaji | 0.04 |
| हासीम | hasima | 0.04 |
| अकीम | akima | 0.04 |
| Kasim in the Oriya language | ||
| କାଶିମ | kasima | 37.96 |
| କାସିମ | kasima | 36.04 |
| କାସିମ୍ | kasim | 11.52 |
| କାଶିମ୍ | kasim | 6.94 |
| କାଶୀମ | kasima | 3.4 |
| କସିମ | kasima | 1.33 |
| କାଶୀମ୍ | kasim | 0.74 |
| କାସୀମ | kasima | 0.44 |
| କଶିମ | kasima | 0.3 |
| କସିମ୍ | kasim | 0.3 |
| କଶିମ | kasima | 0.3 |
| ଖାସିମ୍ | khasim | 0.15 |
| କାଣିମ | kanima | 0.15 |
| କାସୀମ୍ | kasim | 0.15 |
| Kasim in the Russian language | ||
| Касим | kasim | - |
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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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- 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 Kasim
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