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

Qasim (Arabic: بقاسم, Dhivehi: ޤާސިމ‬, Georgian: ქასიმ, Hindi: कासिम, Marathi: कासीम, Oriya: କାସିମ) is found most frequently in Yemen. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qasim? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Qasim is the 566^th most commonly used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 7,584 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Qasim live; 61 percent live in West Asia and 36 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,191^st most commonly occurring given name in the world, held by 462,887 people.

It is most frequently held in Yemen, where it is borne by 309,025 people, or 1 in 86. In Yemen Qasim is primarily found in: Ibb Governorate, where 26 percent live, Taiz Governorate, where 22 percent live and Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 10 percent live. Barring Yemen Qasim occurs in 82 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 30 percent live and Iraq, where 15 percent live.

Qasim Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Qasim surname is principally Shiite (59%) in Lebanon and Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Qasim surname are 14.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.87% registered with the 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.