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
The last name Qashm occurs more in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Qashm.
How Common Is The Last Name Qashm? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 495,560th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 10,942,261 people. Qashm occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Qashm reside; 98 percent reside in West Asia and 98 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.
Qashm is most widespread in Yemen, where it is carried by 655 people, or 1 in 40,344. In Yemen it is primarily concentrated in: Al Jawf Governorate, where 98 percent reside, Sana'a Governorate, where 1 percent reside and Amanat Al Asimah, where 1 percent reside. Not including Yemen this surname is found 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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