Qasem Surname

17,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,778 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Qasem Surname User-submission:

An Arabic surname, meaning 'someone separating things' or 'one who divides goods among his people'.

Qasem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran13,6341:5,632766
Saudi Arabia8,9441:3,450459
Egypt4,1801:21,9942,548
Bangladesh9011:176,8676,245
Kuwait5111:7,4381,040
Morocco4771:72,27712,260
United States4571:793,12761,249
Bahrain2501:5,394963
United Arab Emirates2421:37,8614,003
Pakistan1451:1,232,02714,594
Iraq1051:333,5406,405
Sweden1011:97,4937,084
Qatar1001:23,5802,513
Jordan971:91,1596,783
Germany861:936,11065,790
Canada731:504,73442,927
Denmark671:84,2498,149
England531:1,051,28451,324
Yemen441:600,57510,941
Malaysia291:1,017,04245,504
Israel281:305,63026,425
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
India211:36,526,923420,161
Venezuela181:1,678,00421,578
Syria161:1,206,3147,138
Libya161:390,2481,390
China121:113,943,4645,994
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Lebanon111:512,46212,816
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Wales51:618,90625,852
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Panama51:782,45211,059
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malta11:430,2723,380

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'.

- hanibil

Qasem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Qasem is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Qásem. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Qasem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Qasem is the 17,949th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 236,778 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Qasem live; 48 percent live in South Asia and 48 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 5,499th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 190,490 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Iran, where it is borne by 13,634 people, or 1 in 5,632. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Tehran Province, where 21 percent reside, Mazandaran Province, where 13 percent reside and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Iran it exists in 65 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 29 percent reside and Egypt, where 14 percent reside.

Qasem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Qasem are 9.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.96% 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qásem931/
Qassem917,819/
Qaseem916,158/
Quasem913,576/
Qaseme9167/
Qashem919/
Qasiem916/
Qaisem914/
Qatsem913/
Qaasem912/
Qaseam911/
Qasemm911/
Qa'sem911/
Quashem831,115/
Quaseem8344/
Qauseem8312/
Qhaseem837/
Quassem837/
Qasheem833/
Qassiem832/
Qasseem832/
Qaaseem831/
Queasem831/
Qkassem831/
Qhaseme831/
Qaassem831/
Qaseemh831/
Qasim80960,965/
Kasem8063,907/
Casem803,332/
Qasam802,743/
Qazem80134/
Qasen8029/
Qacem806/
Qasom806/
Qasym803/
Qesem801/
Qosem801/
Qaseemeh77471/
Qasemová776/
Qam75476/
Kassem7383,702/
Kashem7360,691/
Qassim739,110/
Kaseem734,581/
Qaasim731,949/
Kaseme731,514/
Quasim731,213/
Qashim73912/
Qassam73842/
Qazeem73415/
Cassem73332/
Kasiem73156/
Qasane73149/
Qahtem73127/
Qoseem73113/
Kaisem7380/
Khasem7377/
Quasne7360/
Qaisam7357/
Quasam7354/
Qasaim7341/
Kaseim7332/
Qhasim7327/
Qasham7324/
Kahsem7316/
Qausim7313/
Qasoom7313/
Quazem7312/
Kasemm7311/
Caseem7310/
Qasimc739/
Qassom738/
Kaseam737/
Kaseum737/
Qasimm735/
Qassym735/
Qaisim735/
Qasime734/
Qadsim734/
Qasamh734/
Qaytem734/
Kasehm733/
Qqasim733/
Casiem733/
Qazzem733/
Qasimn733/
Qasiom733/
Kausem732/
Qaseen732/
Kaesem732/
Qasimk732/
Caseym731/
Kaasem731/
Kasemc731/
Qausen731/
Qkasim731/
Caysem731/
Hkasem731/
Kasemq731/
Qaasam731/
Quesem731/
Qasaam731/
Qasimq731/
Qaszim731/
Qateem731/
Qeseem731/
Caseme731/
Qaisom731/
Qaceme731/
Qasoum731/
Cashem730/
Qaim6725,506/
Quam673,776/
Cassiem672,405/
Khaseem67936/
Qaum67637/
Kasheem67615/
Qane67348/
Quazeem67292/
Quassim67267/
Qaisoom67239/
Qaisoum67215/
Kassiem67165/
Qhasane6761/
Qashane6759/
Khashem6748/
Casseem6738/
Qashone6730/
Quashne6727/
Quashen6725/
Kasheme6725/
Qamq6723/
Kasieme6721/
Kasseem6717/
Quassam6716/
Kasasem6715/
Gqasane6713/
Qaym6712/
Qaam6711/
Causeme679/
Kasseum679/
Kaaseem678/
Kasseme677/
Qamt677/
Quashim676/
Khassem676/
Gqam676/
Kasseim675/
Qauzeem674/
Quaseen674/
Quazzem674/
Kashiem673/
Qham673/
Qaazeem673/
Katseem673/
Qauseen673/
Qassoum673/
Qatsane673/
Quassen672/
Qashoum672/
Qazzeem672/
Kasseam672/
Quoseem672/
Qeam672/
Qaassim672/
Qamh672/
Qamn672/
Qahseen672/
Quassom671/
Kahshem671/
Kasheim671/
Kasacem671/
Qasimeh671/
Qassaim671/
Qassuim671/
Qaussim671/
Quaasim671/
Quasham671/
Katseme671/
Kashemm671/
Qassime671/
Qaissom671/
Casseim671/
Qaisham671/
Qkam671/
Qeym671/
Kasssem671/
Cassemn670/
Cheasem670/

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