Kassim Surname
Approximately 155,609 people bear this surname
Kassim Surname User-submission:
It comes from an Arab verb, meaning 'to cut'. The meaning is '[the one] who shares'.
Kassim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 44,385 | 1:1,193 | 156 |
| Kenya | 22,115 | 1:2,088 | 321 |
| Malaysia | 17,127 | 1:1,722 | 261 |
| Ethiopia | 12,556 | 1:7,769 | 1,207 |
| Nigeria | 9,611 | 1:18,431 | 1,722 |
| Ghana | 8,797 | 1:3,072 | 477 |
| Somalia | 8,431 | 1:1,596 | 162 |
| Comoros | 5,304 | 1:141 | 25 |
| Malawi | 3,607 | 1:4,746 | 668 |
| Egypt | 3,386 | 1:27,152 | 3,008 |
| Sudan | 3,080 | 1:12,179 | 1,700 |
| Benin | 2,276 | 1:4,541 | 596 |
| Brunei | 1,241 | 1:337 | 56 |
| United States | 1,157 | 1:313,275 | 28,675 |
| France | 1,040 | 1:63,868 | 8,746 |
| Djibouti | 1,024 | 1:893 | 102 |
| England | 947 | 1:58,836 | 7,028 |
| Togo | 945 | 1:7,670 | 1,744 |
| Morocco | 852 | 1:40,465 | 6,572 |
| Uganda | 771 | 1:50,635 | 6,126 |
| India | 766 | 1:1,001,391 | 42,259 |
| United Arab Emirates | 676 | 1:13,554 | 1,663 |
| Sri Lanka | 658 | 1:31,624 | 3,961 |
| South Africa | 585 | 1:92,611 | 11,328 |
| Chad | 481 | 1:28,258 | 3,335 |
| Niger | 347 | 1:55,308 | 2,706 |
| Ivory Coast | 346 | 1:66,680 | 3,803 |
| Saudi Arabia | 318 | 1:97,031 | 14,320 |
| Zimbabwe | 276 | 1:55,936 | 8,463 |
| Canada | 252 | 1:146,213 | 14,975 |
| Guyana | 232 | 1:3,285 | 606 |
| Oman | 211 | 1:17,479 | 1,775 |
| Iraq | 204 | 1:171,675 | 4,240 |
| Pakistan | 160 | 1:1,116,524 | 13,817 |
| Philippines | 151 | 1:670,452 | 69,467 |
| Brazil | 92 | 1:2,326,895 | 71,923 |
| Germany | 92 | 1:875,059 | 62,702 |
| Australia | 80 | 1:337,446 | 28,659 |
| Sweden | 72 | 1:136,761 | 9,670 |
| Netherlands | 70 | 1:241,245 | 31,316 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Mauritius | 59 | 1:21,922 | 4,402 |
| Rwanda | 49 | 1:231,938 | 1,267 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 46 | 1:29,652 | 3,073 |
| Denmark | 38 | 1:148,545 | 13,026 |
| Madagascar | 36 | 1:656,940 | 2,016 |
| Cameroon | 35 | 1:593,402 | 45,326 |
| Qatar | 34 | 1:69,353 | 6,725 |
| Indonesia | 27 | 1:4,898,118 | 234,077 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Yemen | 26 | 1:1,016,357 | 11,550 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| Jordan | 18 | 1:491,246 | 12,976 |
| Cyprus | 17 | 1:52,052 | 5,162 |
| Burundi | 16 | 1:612,803 | 644 |
| Mozambique | 16 | 1:1,703,848 | 2,274 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Mexico | 13 | 1:9,548,170 | 38,962 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Finland | 9 | 1:610,745 | 34,002 |
| Gambia | 9 | 1:213,717 | 372 |
| Mali | 9 | 1:1,885,448 | 1,868 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
Kassim (125,419) may also be a first name.
Kassim Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It comes from an Arab verb, meaning 'to cut'. The meaning is '[the one] who shares'.
- kacemKassim Demographics
Average Kassim Salary in
United States
$41,405 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Kassim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kassim Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kassim (Hindi: कासिम, Marathi: कािसम, Oriya: କାଶିମ, Russian: Кассим) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kassim? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,612th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 46,832 people. The surname Kassim is mostly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Kassim reside; 61 percent reside in East Africa and 37 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 8,277th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 125,419 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 44,385 people, or 1 in 1,193. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 21 percent reside, Tanga Region, where 7 percent reside and Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania Kassim occurs in 107 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 14 percent reside and Malaysia, where 11 percent reside.
Kassim Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kassim last name is predominantly Muslim (76%) in Kenya and Muslim (80%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Kassim surname are 38.04% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 91.27% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kassim earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 1.07% less than the national average, earning R 235,104 per year; in United States they earn 4.04% less than the national average, earning $41,405 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.76% more than the national average, earning $53,044 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kassim Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kassim in the Hindi language | ||
| कासिम | kasima | - |
| Kassim in the Oriya language | ||
| କାଶିମ | kasima | - |
| Kassim in the Marathi language | ||
| कािसम | kaisama | 62.5 |
| कासीम | kasima | 31.25 |
| कासम | kasama | 6.25 |
| Kassim in the Russian language | ||
| Кассим | kassim | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Kassim
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis