Kazeem Surname

8,840th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64,038 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kazeem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kazeem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria63,0371:2,810364
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
England2661:209,46618,018
United States1501:2,416,393148,665
India361:21,307,372304,812
Pakistan261:6,870,91939,117
Ireland141:336,35312,021
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Gambia41:480,863548
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Kazeem (133,556) may also be a first name.

Kazeem Last Name Facts

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

Kazeem is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kazeem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,840th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 113,800 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kazeem reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kazeem is also the 7,802nd most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 133,556 people.

This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 63,037 people, or 1 in 2,810. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Oyo, where 28 percent are found, Lagos, where 27 percent are found and Ogun, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 35 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Kazeem Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kazeem last name is primarily Muslim (79%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Kazeem last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Kazeem earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 50.41% less than the national average, earning R 117,840 per year and in United States they earn 28.12% less than the national average, earning $31,017 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kazzeem9220/
Khazeem9214/
Kaazeem9211/
Kaizeem925/
Kazheem925/
Kauzeem923/
Kazeemm922/
Keazeem922/
Karzeem921/
Kajzeem921/
Kazeehm921/
Kazem91872,870/
Karzheem861/
Khazeemh861/
Kaseem834,581/
Khazem832,407/
Qazeem83415/
Kozeem83166/
Kazzem83155/
Kezeem8366/
Kadzem8352/
Kazeme8327/
Kajeem8317/
Kaziem836/
Kaceem833/
Cazeem833/
Kazeam833/
Kaczem833/
Kaesem832/
Kazeim832/
Katzem831/
Keazem831/
Kaezem831/
Karzem831/
Khaseem77936/
Quazeem77292/
Kaaseem778/
Khajeem777/
Kawecem774/
Qauzeem774/
Khazhem773/
Kozheem773/
Qaazeem773/
Katseem773/
Qazzeem772/
Kuozeem772/
Kayecem771/
Kazeiam771/
Koozeem771/
Kazziem771/
Kasem7363,907/
Kazim7334,037/
Kacem7311,844/
Kesem73159/
Qazem73134/
Kajem7394/
Kazym7365/
Kazım7347/
Kezem7331/
Kozem7323/
Kagem7317/
Cazem7313/
Khaaseem7112/
Kazemova7111/
Kazhzhem7110/
Kayaceem711/
Kacheeme711/
Quarzeem711/
Qaseem676,158/
Khazim673,288/
Qozeem67347/
Kadzim67287/
Kasiem67156/
Kazzim67154/
Kotzem67139/
Khazemova67117/
Kaisem6780/
Khasem6777/
Koseem6741/
Ketsem6739/
Keczem6734/
Khajem6734/
Kachem6733/
Kaseim6732/
Kazime6724/
Kajjem6722/
Kadjem6721/
Khozem6720/
Keseem6719/
Kageme6718/
Kazhim6717/
Kahsem6716/
Keesem6715/
Kazoum6714/
Kahjem6714/
Quazem6712/
Keziem6711/
Kasemm6711/
Caseem6710/
Kaazim679/
Ketcem678/
Kaseam677/
Kazaim677/
Kaseum677/
Kozaem677/
Kajhem676/
Kozhem675/
Katzim675/
Koesem675/
Korzem674/
Kedsem674/
Kasehm673/
Kezzem673/
Qazzem673/
Kausem672/
Kaccem672/
Karzim672/
Kazimm671/
Kaciem671/
Kaasem671/
Kesiem671/
Hkasem671/
Qizeem671/
Keazim671/
Khacem671/
Khazym671/
Kajeme671/
Koozem671/
Katsem671/

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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 Kazeem
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