Kazem Surname
Approximately 872,870 people bear this surname
Kazem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 846,835 | 1:41 | 5 |
| Iran | 16,505 | 1:4,652 | 643 |
| Egypt | 4,241 | 1:21,678 | 2,516 |
| Syria | 1,505 | 1:12,825 | 1,061 |
| Bangladesh | 1,172 | 1:135,970 | 5,321 |
| United Arab Emirates | 667 | 1:13,737 | 1,692 |
| Saudi Arabia | 517 | 1:59,682 | 8,852 |
| Kuwait | 366 | 1:10,384 | 1,441 |
| United States | 221 | 1:1,640,086 | 109,636 |
| Lebanon | 220 | 1:25,623 | 2,837 |
| Jordan | 148 | 1:59,746 | 5,516 |
| Sweden | 83 | 1:118,636 | 8,469 |
| Nigeria | 78 | 1:2,271,061 | 76,915 |
| Denmark | 40 | 1:141,118 | 12,512 |
| Pakistan | 35 | 1:5,104,111 | 32,876 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| Israel | 23 | 1:372,071 | 30,321 |
| Yemen | 21 | 1:1,258,347 | 11,865 |
| Ivory Coast | 20 | 1:1,153,562 | 26,783 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Libya | 9 | 1:693,775 | 1,982 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Kazem (247,086) may also be a first name.
Kazem Demographics
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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
Kazem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kazem in the Marathi language | ||
| काझेम | kajhema | 66.67 |
| काजेम | kajema | 33.33 |
| Kazem in the Russian language | ||
| Казем | kazem | - |
| Kazem in the Arabic language | ||
| كاظمِ | kazmi | - |
| كازم | kazm | - |
| خازم | khazm | - |
| كاظم | kazm | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Kazem
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