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 occurs in Palestine more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Qashtem? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 669,375th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 16,303,235 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Qashtem are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 91 percent are found in Levant.
It is most widespread in Palestine, where it is borne by 265 people, or 1 in 17,165. In Palestine Qashtem is most numerous 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 this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found 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
- 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 Qashtem
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