Qashtem Surname
Approximately 447 people bear this surname
Qashtem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 265 | 1:17,165 | 2,910 |
| Jordan | 140 | 1:63,160 | 5,663 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Qashtem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qashtem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Qashtem has its highest incidence in Palestine. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Qashtem click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Qashtem? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 669,375th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,303,235 people. Qashtem is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Qashtem live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 91 percent live in Levant.
The surname Qashtem is most frequent in Palestine, where it is held by 265 people, or 1 in 17,165. In Palestine it is primarily concentrated in: Jenin Governorate, where 87 percent are found, Jerusalem Governorate, where 8 percent are found and Qalqilya Governorate, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Palestine it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 31 percent are found and Kuwait, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qahtem | 92 | 127 | / |
| Qastem | 92 | 1 | / |
| Qoshtem | 86 | 47 | / |
| Kastem | 77 | 52 | / |
| Qaytem | 77 | 4 | / |
| Qateem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Qahtim | 77 | 1 | / |
| Qathem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Castem | 77 | 0 | / |
| Quasten | 71 | 375 | / |
| Kastiem | 71 | 17 | / |
| Kashten | 71 | 6 | / |
| Quathem | 71 | 5 | / |
| Qahaten | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qastten | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qahtten | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kahteme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Casteem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qatim | 67 | 786 | / |
| Katem | 67 | 753 | / |
| Catem | 67 | 120 | / |
| Queathem | 67 | 103 | / |
| Kaschten | 67 | 39 | / |
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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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- 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 Qashtem
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