Qaem Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Qaem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qaem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1151:667,67435,714
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
Yemen91:2,936,14415,216
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Qaem (168) may also be a first name.

Qaem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Qaem is found most in Iran. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Qaem.

How Common Is The Last Name Qaem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,471,719th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Qaem live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Qaem is also the 705,855th most frequently held given name world-wide. It is borne by 168 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Iran, where it is carried by 115 people, or 1 in 667,674. In Iran Qaem is most prevalent in: Tehran Province, where 28 percent are found, Kerman Province, where 17 percent are found and Kurdistan Province, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Iran this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 8 percent are found and Yemen, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qaeme897/
Quaem892/
Qayyem806/
Kaem7516,795/
Caem75119/
Qoem751/
Quaiyem735/
Quayyem731/
Qoeme67441/
Kahem6771/
Qauim6730/
Qahim6720/
Khaem6720/
Kaehm6716/
Qauym679/
Kaeme676/
Queum673/
Caeme671/
Kaemm671/

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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
  • 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 Qaem
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