Qasham Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Qasham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Yemen | 8 | 1:3,303,162 | 16,088 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
Qasham (55) may also be a first name.
Qasham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qasham Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Qasham (Arabic: قشعم, Georgian: ქაშამ, Marathi: काशम) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Qasham click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Qasham? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,034,050th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. Qasham occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Qasham are found; 46 percent are found in South Asia and 33 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,336,256th most frequently used forename at a global level, borne by 55 people.
The last name is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 85,229,487. In India it is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 89 percent live and Jammu and Kashmir, where 11 percent live. Aside from India Qasham occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 33 percent live and South Africa, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Qasham Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Qasham in the Georgian language | ||
| ქაშამ | kasham | - |
| Qasham in the Marathi language | ||
| काशम | kasama | - |
| Qasham in the Arabic language | ||
| قشعم | qshm | - |
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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 Qasham
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