Qahim Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Qahim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Qahim Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Qahim (45) may also be a first name.

Qahim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Qahim occurs in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Qahim click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qahim? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,427,875th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Qahim are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Qahim is also the 1,504,468th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 45 people.

Qahim is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 11,909,592. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Balochistan, where 87 percent are found, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 7 percent are found and Sindh, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Pakistan Qahim occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 20 percent are found and Yemen, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quahim911/
Kahim801,146/
Cahim8032/
Qauim8030/
Qohim8012/
Khahim7334/
Kajhim7316/
Kaahim737/
Kaehim731/
Queaim731/
Kahhim731/
Kahiem731/
Qaem67144/
Quaiyem675/
Cheahim672/
Quaayim671/
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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 Qahim
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