Kassem Surname

6,763rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83,702 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Kassem Surname User-submission:

It comes from an Arab verb, meaning 'to cut'. The meaning is '[the one] who shares'.

Kassem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt61,1371:1,504204
Saudi Arabia10,3751:2,974383
Libya3,4061:1,833558
Togo1,3651:5,3101,020
Morocco1,3291:25,9414,108
United States1,1341:319,62929,156
Nigeria7171:247,06114,315
United Arab Emirates5151:17,7912,117
Algeria4111:93,99414,297
Kuwait3951:9,6221,331
Qatar3461:6,815734
Germany2711:297,06830,611
Sweden2671:36,8792,967
Canada2021:182,40418,127
England1751:318,38923,763
Denmark1481:38,1403,978
Bahrain1471:9,1741,687
France1291:514,90571,423
Brazil1191:1,798,94458,246
Australia1141:236,80422,158
India811:9,469,943186,993
Netherlands681:248,34131,935
Iraq631:555,8998,855
Syria621:311,3074,547
Venezuela531:569,88810,391
Senegal441:331,3491,750
Spain401:1,168,80140,601
Cameroon401:519,22741,500
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Romania311:647,67345,663
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
Norway261:197,78022,769
Ukraine241:1,896,779136,831
Finland231:238,98719,121
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Mexico191:6,532,95832,927
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Austria191:448,18144,644
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Lebanon181:313,17110,344
Tunisia181:33,9244,997
Belarus171:558,88650,306
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Greece151:738,65380,079
Ivory Coast131:1,774,71034,235
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Panama81:489,0328,962
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Jordan61:1,473,74019,539
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
China41:341,830,39216,990
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Kassem (15,470) may also be a first name.

Kassem Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It comes from an Arab verb, meaning 'to cut'. The meaning is '[the one] who shares'.

- kacem

Kassem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kassem (Bengali: কাশেম, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺳﻢ, Hindi: कासिम, Russian: Кассем) occurs in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kassem? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,763rd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 87,065 people. Kassem occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Kassem reside; 79 percent reside in North Africa and 77 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Kassem is also the 45,412th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 15,470 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is carried by 61,137 people, or 1 in 1,504. Not including Egypt this last name exists in 98 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent reside and Libya, where 4 percent reside.

Kassem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kassem has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kassem last name grew 56,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kassem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kassem surname are 0.72000000000001% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.95% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kassem earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 29.11% less than the national average, earning 245,344 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.37% more than the national average, earning $44,601 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.1% less than the national average, earning $46,654 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kassiem92165/
Kasseem9217/
Kasseum929/
Kasseme927/
Khassem926/
Kasseim925/
Kasseam922/
Qkassem921/
Kasssem921/
Kasem9163,907/
Khasseem861/
Kaissiem861/
Kassim83155,609/
Kashem8360,691/
Qassem837,819/
Kaseem834,581/
Kaseme831,514/
Kessem83551/
Cassem83332/
Kassym83188/
Kasiem83156/
Kaisem8380/
Khasem8377/
Kaseim8332/
Kahsem8316/
Kasemm8311/
Kaseam837/
Kaseum837/
Kasehm833/
Kossem833/
Kausem832/
Kaesem832/
Kaasem831/
Hkasem831/
Kasism831/
Kassemová807/
Kaasseemm804/
Kassemova801/
Khassim773,855/
Cassiem772,405/
Khaseem77936/
Kasheem77615/
Kassime77104/
Khashem7748/
Kosseim7743/
Casseem7738/
Kasheme7725/
Koussem7723/
Kasieme7721/
Kassaim7717/
Kasshim7711/
Kasssim779/
Kaaseem778/
Quassem777/
Kazssim775/
Kashiem773/
Katseem773/
Kassimm773/
Kaissim772/
Qassiem772/
Kuissem772/
Qasseem772/
Kahshem771/
Kasheim771/
Kassuim771/
Katseme771/
Kashemm771/
Qaassem771/
Khossem771/
Koissem771/
Casseim771/
Keassim771/
Kasim73228,611/
Qasem7330,778/
Kacem7311,844/
Kösem737,300/
Kasım733,651/
Casem733,332/
Kasym732,786/
Kosem731,234/
Kesem73159/
Khassime71415/
Uamkasem71192/
Khasheem71163/
Khaaseem7112/
Kasemová713/
Kousseme713/
Kassouym713/
Kasemova712/
Kassoujm711/
Khasheim711/
Khashiem711/
Khosseim711/
Kahassim711/
Cassim6731,046/
Kashim6711,510/
Khasim679,747/
Qassim679,110/
Qaseem676,158/
Kasime673,851/
Quasem673,576/
Kassymova67649/
Kaysim67186/
Kassimova67177/
Koseme6784/
Kaasim6783/
Qaseme6767/
Hkasim6747/
Koseem6741/
Kausim6736/
Khasym6734/
Koshem6723/
Keseem6719/
Kossim6718/
Kessim6716/
Kasimm6715/
Keesem6715/
Kasaim6715/
Kaysym6713/
Kohsem6713/
Kaisym6713/
Kkasim6712/
Kaisim6712/
Caseem6710/
Kahsim679/
Kasimh679/
Qashem679/
Kasyom677/
Qasiem676/
Khosem675/
Qassym675/
Kousem675/
Koesem675/
Qaisem674/
Keshem673/
Kaceem673/
Casiem673/
Kasihm673/
Kaczem673/
Keasim673/
Qatsem673/
Kaceme672/
Qaasem672/
Caseym671/
Kesiem671/
Kashym671/
Qkasim671/
Caysem671/
Cossem671/
Keazem671/
Khacem671/
Kajsim671/
Caseme671/
Cassym671/
Qaseam671/
Qasemm671/
Kassimowa671/
Qa'sem671/
Kasjim671/
Kosiem671/
Kgasim671/
Cashem670/

Kassem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kassem in the Hindi language
कासिमkasima-
Kassem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺳﻢalqasm66.67
ﻛﺎﺳﻢkasm16.67
ﻗﺎﺳﻢqasm8.33
ﺧﺎﺳﻢkhasm8.33
Kassem in the Bengali language
কাশেমkasema60
কাসেমkasema40
Kassem in the Russian language
Кассемkassem-

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