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 found most in Yemen. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Qashm.
How Common Is The Last Name Qashm? popularity and diffusion
Qashm is the 495,560th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 10,942,261 people. The last name is predominantly 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.
This surname is most widespread in Yemen, where it is borne by 655 people, or 1 in 40,344. In Yemen Qashm is mostly concentrated in: Al Jawf Governorate, where 98 percent live, Sana'a Governorate, where 1 percent live and Amanat Al Asimah, where 1 percent live. Not including Yemen this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 2 percent live.
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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