Qasim Surname

566th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 960,965 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Qasim Surname User-submission:

An Arabic surname, meaning 'someone separating things' or 'one who divides goods among his people'.

Qasim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen309,0251:868
Pakistan285,7701:62598
Iraq145,3491:24144
Syria65,0971:29641
Afghanistan40,4231:795103
Egypt23,9481:3,839521
Jordan21,2201:41738
Lebanon14,0491:40150
Saudi Arabia10,1361:3,044395
Iran9,0661:8,4691,160
India8,8241:86,9295,796
Palestine7,6901:59254
Somalia6,8131:1,974198
Israel3,8361:2,231255
Kuwait2,6801:1,418154
United Arab Emirates1,9311:4,745601
Nigeria9101:194,66211,741
England6611:84,2949,268
Somaliland5051:6,931496
United States4561:794,86661,363
Bahrain4411:3,058517
Indonesia3101:426,61035,763
Maldives2831:1,428152
Tunisia2121:2,880395
Canada1831:201,34219,659
Oman1631:22,6262,002
Sweden1291:76,3315,713
Qatar1251:18,8642,013
Spain1031:453,90323,687
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
Philippines481:2,109,130121,847
Malaysia481:614,46329,648
Thailand471:1,502,944203,155
Greece411:270,23940,426
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Denmark311:182,08815,299
Australia291:930,88655,860
Norway251:205,69123,411
Azerbaijan231:419,5278,573
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Wales201:154,72710,755
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Finland161:343,54424,270
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
China91:151,924,6187,954
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

Qasim (462,887) may also be a first name.

Qasim Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

An Arabic surname, meaning 'someone separating things' or 'one who divides goods among his people'.

- hanibil

Qasim Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Qasim Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Qasim (Arabic: بقاسم, Dhivehi: ޤާސިމ‬, Georgian: ქასიმ, Hindi: कासिम, Marathi: कासीम, Oriya: କାସିମ) is found in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Qasim click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qasim? popularity and diffusion

It is the 566th most numerous last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 7,584 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Qasim are found; 61 percent are found in West Asia and 36 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Qasim is also the 2,191st most frequently held first name internationally, held by 462,887 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Yemen, where it is held by 309,025 people, or 1 in 86. In Yemen it is mostly concentrated in: Ibb Governorate, where 26 percent are found, Taiz Governorate, where 22 percent are found and Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Yemen this surname is found in 82 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 30 percent are found and Iraq, where 15 percent are found.

Qasim Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Shiite (59%) in Lebanon and Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Qasim last name are 14.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.87% being registered with the political party.

The amount Qasim earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.65% less than the national average, earning 288,458 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 98.2% more than the national average, earning R 470,988 per year; in United States they earn 6.86% more than the national average, earning $46,110 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.81% less than the national average, earning $47,294 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Qassim919,110/
Qaasim911,949/
Quasim911,213/
Qashim91912/
Qasaim9141/
Qhasim9127/
Qausim9113/
Qasimc919/
Qasiem916/
Qasimm915/
Qaisim915/
Qasime914/
Qadsim914/
Qqasim913/
Qasimn913/
Qasimk912/
Qkasim911/
Qasimq911/
Qaszim911/
Qaim8925,506/
Quassim83267/
Quashim836/
Qaassim832/
Qassiem832/
Qasimeh831/
Qassaim831/
Qassuim831/
Qaussim831/
Quaasim831/
Qassime831/
Kasim80228,611/
Qasem8030,778/
Casim805,920/
Qosim804,200/
Qasin801,002/
Qatim80786/
Qazim80428/
Quaim80201/
Qajim8048/
Qasym803/
Qaaim803/
Qaimh801/
Qagim801/
Qasimova7763,797/
Qasaimeh7719/
Qam75476/
Kassim73155,609/
Cassim7331,046/
Kashim7311,510/
Khasim739,747/
Qassem737,819/
Qaseem736,158/
Kasime733,851/
Quasem733,576/
Qeshim73221/
Qassin73201/
Kaysim73186/
Caisim73177/
Kasiem73156/
Kaasim7383/
Quazim7371/
Qaseme7367/
Hkasim7347/
Casime7338/
Kausim7336/
Kaseim7332/
Qhosim7331/
Qaasin7321/
Qaisin7317/
Kasimm7315/
Kasaim7315/
Kkasim7312/
Kaisim7312/
Qoshim7311/
Kahsim739/
Kasimh739/
Qashem739/
Quasin738/
Qaytim738/
Causim737/
Quesim736/
Qazhim736/
Quosim736/
Qauzim735/
Qassym735/
Cashim734/
Qaysin734/
Qossim734/
Qaazim734/
Qaisem734/
Casiem733/
Kasihm733/
Qeusim733/
Qohsim733/
Qoosim733/
Keasim733/
Qatsem733/
Caasim732/
Catsim732/
Qaasem732/
Qkajim731/
Quajim731/
Kasimq731/
Kajsim731/
Qahtim731/
Qazimg731/
Qaseam731/
Qasemm731/
Qa'sem731/
Qhatim731/
Caesim731/
Kasism731/
Kasjim731/
Kgasim731/
Qqasimova712/
Khassim673,855/
Quam673,776/
Cassiem672,405/
Quashem671,115/
Qaum67637/
Khashim67517/
Qoim67402/
Caim67278/
Qossaim67273/
Kassiem67165/
Kassime67104/
Qain6768/
Cassime6749/
Quaseem6744/
Qamq6723/
Kasieme6721/
Quasing6718/
Kassaim6717/
Qaym6712/
Qauseem6712/
Khaasim6711/
Kasshim6711/
Qaam6711/
Kashime679/
Kasssim679/
Khasimc677/
Qhaseem677/
Quassem677/
Qamt677/
Gqam676/
Kaushim675/
Kasseim675/
Kazssim675/
Quaisin674/
Kashiem673/
Qham673/
Qasheem673/
Quossim673/
Kassimm673/
Khasimm672/
Kaashim672/
Kaissim672/
Qeam672/
Qamh672/
Qamn672/
Qasseem672/
Kahasim671/
Kaishim671/
Khasimg671/
Khasimk671/
Khasimn671/
Kasheim671/
Qaaseem671/
Queasem671/
Causime671/
Kassuim671/
Quessim671/
Kashuim671/
Qkassem671/
Quatsin671/
Casaime671/
Qhaseme671/
Qaassem671/
Kashaim671/
Casseim671/
Qaseemh671/
Qkam671/
Ckasime671/
Keassim671/
Kassimn671/

Qasim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Qasim in the Georgian language
ქასიმkasim-
Qasim in the Dhivehi language
ޤާސިމ‬qasim-
Qasim in the Marathi language
कासीमkasima93.87
कसीमkasima1.84
वसीमvasima0.21
नसीमnasima0.12
अजीमajima0.09
आसमाasama0.08
ाक्षीaksi0.06
हासीमhasima0.06
नसीमाnasima0.06
आसीमasima0.06
काशीमkasima0.05
यासीमyasima0.03
अलीमalima0.03
वासीमvasima0.03
अलीमाalima0.02
नशीमाnasima0.02
आशामाasama0.02
कासीमोkasimo0.02
आजीमajima0.02
हसीमhasima0.02
असमाasama0.02
सीमाsima0.02
Qasim in the Hindi language
कासिमkasima65.02
क़ासिमqasima23.53
क़ासिमqasima4.77
कसीमkasima1.59
क़ासीमqasima1.27
कासीमkasima0.64
का़सिमkasima0.48
कसिमkasima0.48
क़सीमqasima0.32
क़सिमqasima0.32
क़सिमqasima0.32
काशिमkasima0.16
काशमीkasami0.16
कासिमीkasimi0.16
क़ासि़मqasima0.16
क़ासीमqasima0.16
का़सिम़kasima0.16
Qasim in the Oriya language
କାସିମkasima50
କାଶିମkasima25
ଦାସିମdasima12.5
କାସିମ୍kasim12.5
Qasim in the Arabic language
بقاسمbqasm-
قاسمqasm-

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