Qashtem Surname

669,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 447 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Palestine
Highest density in:
Palestine

Qashtem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qashtem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Palestine2651:17,1652,910
Jordan1401:63,1605,663
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qahtem92127/
Qastem921/
Qoshtem8647/
Kastem7752/
Qaytem774/
Qateem771/
Qahtim771/
Qathem771/
Castem770/
Quasten71375/
Kastiem7117/
Kashten716/
Quathem715/
Qahaten711/
Qastten711/
Qahtten711/
Kahteme711/
Casteem711/
Qatim67786/
Katem67753/
Catem67120/
Queathem67103/
Kaschten6739/

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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 Qashtem
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