Qashm Surname
Approximately 666 people bear this surname
Qashm Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 655 | 1:40,344 | 3,474 |
| Afghanistan | 11 | 1:2,923,017 | 17,932 |
Qashm Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qashm Come From? nationality or country of origin
Qashm is more frequently found in Yemen than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Qashm? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 495,560th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 10,942,261 people. The last name Qashm is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Qashm are found; 98 percent are found in West Asia and 98 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.
The surname is most prevalent in Yemen, where it is held by 655 people, or 1 in 40,344. In Yemen Qashm is most frequent in: Al Jawf Governorate, where 98 percent reside, Sana'a Governorate, where 1 percent reside and Amanat Al Asimah, where 1 percent reside. Besides Yemen it occurs in one country. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qasm | 89 | 368 | / |
| Qeshm | 80 | 262 | / |
| Kashm | 80 | 73 | / |
| Qaism | 80 | 43 | / |
| Qassm | 80 | 11 | / |
| Cashm | 80 | 5 | / |
| Quasm | 80 | 3 | / |
| Qasme | 80 | 3 | / |
| Qaszm | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qgasm | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qaasm | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qasmh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khashm | 73 | 523 | / |
| Qasmth | 73 | 285 | / |
| Quasme | 73 | 262 | / |
| Kashme | 73 | 6 | / |
| Qaasme | 73 | 2 | / |
| Qassme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kasshm | 73 | 1 | / |
| Quaism | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kasm | 67 | 1,911 | / |
| Qasmova | 67 | 50 | / |
| Casm | 67 | 26 | / |
| Qazm | 67 | 8 | / |
| Qesm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qaxm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qacm | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Qashm
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