Kazem Surname

621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 872,870 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Kazem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kazem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq846,8351:415
Iran16,5051:4,652643
Egypt4,2411:21,6782,516
Syria1,5051:12,8251,061
Bangladesh1,1721:135,9705,321
United Arab Emirates6671:13,7371,692
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
Kuwait3661:10,3841,441
United States2211:1,640,086109,636
Lebanon2201:25,6232,837
Jordan1481:59,7465,516
Sweden831:118,6368,469
Nigeria781:2,271,06176,915
Denmark401:141,11812,512
Pakistan351:5,104,11132,876
England301:1,857,26974,552
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Israel231:372,07130,321
Yemen211:1,258,34711,865
Ivory Coast201:1,153,56226,783
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Libya91:693,7751,982
Norway81:642,78647,258
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
India51:153,413,076951,030
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Oman41:921,9937,313
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
France21:33,211,361423,184
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Kazem (247,086) may also be a first name.

Kazem Last Name Facts

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

Kazem (Arabic: كاظمِ, Marathi: काझेम, Russian: Казем) is found in Iraq more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kazem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kazem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kazem is the 621st most commonly held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 8,349 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Kazem reside; 97 percent reside in West Asia and 97 percent reside in Levant. Kazem is also the 4,262nd most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 247,086 people.

This surname is most widespread in Iraq, where it is borne by 846,835 people, or 1 in 41. Barring Iraq this last name is found in 51 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 2 percent are found and Egypt, where 0 percent are found.

Kazem Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Shiite (96%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Kazem last name are 30.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.92% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kazem earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.85% more than the national average, earning $49,988 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.57% more than the national average, earning $60,402 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kazeem9164,038/
Khazem912,407/
Kazzem91155/
Kadzem9152/
Kazeme9127/
Kaziem916/
Kazeam913/
Kaczem913/
Kazeim912/
Katzem911/
Keazem911/
Kaezem911/
Karzem911/
Kazzeem8320/
Khazeem8314/
Kaazeem8311/
Kaizeem835/
Kazheem835/
Khazhem833/
Kauzeem833/
Kazeemm832/
Keazeem832/
Karzeem831/
Kajzeem831/
Kazeehm831/
Kazziem831/
Kasem8063,907/
Kazim8034,037/
Kacem8011,844/
Qazem80134/
Kajem8094/
Kazym8065/
Kazım8047/
Kezem8031/
Kozem8023/
Kagem8017/
Cazem8013/
Kazemova7711/
Kazhzhem7710/
Karzheem771/
Khazeemh771/
Kaseem734,581/
Khazim733,288/
Qazeem73415/
Kadzim73287/
Kozeem73166/
Kasiem73156/
Kazzim73154/
Kotzem73139/
Kaisem7380/
Khasem7377/
Kezeem7366/
Keczem7334/
Khajem7334/
Kachem7333/
Kaseim7332/
Kazime7324/
Kajjem7322/
Kadjem7321/
Khozem7320/
Kageme7318/
Kazhim7317/
Kajeem7317/
Kahsem7316/
Kahjem7314/
Quazem7312/
Keziem7311/
Kasemm7311/
Kaazim739/
Kaseam737/
Kazaim737/
Kaseum737/
Kajhem736/
Kozhem735/
Katzim735/
Korzem734/
Kasehm733/
Kaceem733/
Kezzem733/
Cazeem733/
Qazzem733/
Kausem732/
Kaccem732/
Karzim732/
Kaesem732/
Kazimm731/
Kaciem731/
Kaasem731/
Hkasem731/
Keazim731/
Khacem731/
Khazym731/
Kajeme731/
Koozem731/
Katsem731/
Khazemova71117/
Khaseem67936/
Quazeem67292/
Khoziem67276/
Katchem6737/
Kacheme6725/
Khachem6716/
Khazime6710/
Kaaseem678/
Khajeem677/
Khadzim677/
Kazssim675/
Qauzeem674/
Quazzem674/
Ketszem674/
Khajeim674/
Kozheem673/
Qaazeem673/
Katseem673/
Khouzem673/
Kazhime672/
Qazzeem672/
Kuozeem672/
Kachhem671/
Khajjem671/
Khadjem671/
Koozeem671/
Katjeme671/
Katseme671/
Kaurzim671/
Khazimm671/
Kadjeme671/
Kouzeme671/
Kahdzim671/
Khajeam671/
Khozemh671/
Khazaym671/
Khazyme671/
Kasssem671/
Cheazem670/

Kazem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kazem in the Marathi language
काझेमkajhema66.67
काजेमkajema33.33
Kazem in the Russian language
Каземkazem-
Kazem in the Arabic language
كاظمِkazmi-
كازمkazm-
خازمkhazm-
كاظمkazm-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kazem
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