Qasem Surname
Approximately 30,778 people bear this surname
Qasem Surname User-submission:
An Arabic surname, meaning 'someone separating things' or 'one who divides goods among his people'.
Qasem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 13,634 | 1:5,632 | 766 |
| Saudi Arabia | 8,944 | 1:3,450 | 459 |
| Egypt | 4,180 | 1:21,994 | 2,548 |
| Bangladesh | 901 | 1:176,867 | 6,245 |
| Kuwait | 511 | 1:7,438 | 1,040 |
| Morocco | 477 | 1:72,277 | 12,260 |
| United States | 457 | 1:793,127 | 61,249 |
| Bahrain | 250 | 1:5,394 | 963 |
| United Arab Emirates | 242 | 1:37,861 | 4,003 |
| Pakistan | 145 | 1:1,232,027 | 14,594 |
| Iraq | 105 | 1:333,540 | 6,405 |
| Sweden | 101 | 1:97,493 | 7,084 |
| Qatar | 100 | 1:23,580 | 2,513 |
| Jordan | 97 | 1:91,159 | 6,783 |
| Germany | 86 | 1:936,110 | 65,790 |
| Canada | 73 | 1:504,734 | 42,927 |
| Denmark | 67 | 1:84,249 | 8,149 |
| England | 53 | 1:1,051,284 | 51,324 |
| Yemen | 44 | 1:600,575 | 10,941 |
| Malaysia | 29 | 1:1,017,042 | 45,504 |
| Israel | 28 | 1:305,630 | 26,425 |
| Australia | 25 | 1:1,079,828 | 61,253 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Venezuela | 18 | 1:1,678,004 | 21,578 |
| Syria | 16 | 1:1,206,314 | 7,138 |
| Libya | 16 | 1:390,248 | 1,390 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Lebanon | 11 | 1:512,462 | 12,816 |
| Afghanistan | 8 | 1:4,019,148 | 21,487 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
The alternate forms: Qásem (1) are calculated separately.
Qasem (190,490) may also be a first name.
Qasem Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
An Arabic surname, meaning 'someone separating things' or 'one who divides goods among his people'.
- hanibilQasem Demographics
Average Qasem Salary in
United States
$40,943 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Qasem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qasem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Qasem is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Qásem. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Qasem? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 17,949th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 236,778 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 82 percent of Qasem are found; 48 percent are found in South Asia and 48 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 5,499th most commonly occurring forename internationally, borne by 190,490 people.
The last name Qasem is most widespread in Iran, where it is borne by 13,634 people, or 1 in 5,632. In Iran it is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 21 percent live, Mazandaran Province, where 13 percent live and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 8 percent live. Beside Iran this surname is found in 65 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 29 percent live and Egypt, where 14 percent live.
Qasem Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Qasem last name are 9.73% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.96% being registered with the political party.
The amount Qasem earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 241.41% more than the national average, earning S/. 66,182 per year; in United States they earn 5.11% less than the national average, earning $40,943 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.57% less than the national average, earning $39,464 CAD per year.
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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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