Qassim Surname

55,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Qassim Surname User-submission:

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

Qassim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia3,7371:8,2571,150
Egypt1,0371:88,6567,732
Iran9241:83,0988,429
Bahrain8671:1,555219
Malawi4711:36,3465,352
India3911:1,961,80467,718
Iraq3561:98,3752,980
Somalia2451:54,9062,420
Qatar1531:15,4121,691
Tanzania1381:383,63527,683
United Arab Emirates1271:72,1446,726
Pakistan1191:1,501,20916,323
Kuwait871:43,6865,304
England841:663,31038,317
United States691:5,253,028264,570
Nigeria591:3,002,42093,371
Canada531:695,20056,020
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Jordan211:421,06812,361
Oman181:204,8873,723
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Wales81:386,81619,671
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Qassim (7,311) may also be a first name.

Qassim Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- hanibil

Qassim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Qassim (Hindi: कासिम, Marathi: क़ाि) is most common in Saudi Arabia. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Qassim click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qassim? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 55,724th most frequent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 799,950 people. The last name Qassim is primarily found in Asia, where 75 percent of Qassim reside; 59 percent reside in West Asia and 55 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Qassim is also the 75,416th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 7,311 people.

Qassim is most common in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 3,737 people, or 1 in 8,257. Excluding Saudi Arabia this last name occurs in 55 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 11 percent live and Iran, where 10 percent live.

Qassim Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Qassim last name is predominantly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Qassim last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Qassim earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 41.24% more than the national average, earning $60,945 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.84% less than the national average, earning $30,384 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quassim92267/
Qaassim922/
Qassiem922/
Qassaim921/
Qassuim921/
Qaussim921/
Qassime921/
Qasim91960,965/
Kassim83155,609/
Cassim8331,046/
Qassem837,819/
Qaasim831,949/
Quasim831,213/
Qashim83912/
Qassin83201/
Qasaim8341/
Qhasim8327/
Qausim8313/
Qasimc839/
Qasiem836/
Qasimm835/
Qassym835/
Qaisim835/
Qasime834/
Qossim834/
Qadsim834/
Qqasim833/
Qasimn833/
Qasimk832/
Qkasim831/
Qasimq831/
Qaszim831/
Qaim8025,506/
Khassim773,855/
Cassiem772,405/
Qossaim77273/
Kassiem77165/
Kassime77104/
Cassime7749/
Kassaim7717/
Kasshim7711/
Kasssim779/
Quassem777/
Quashim776/
Kasseim775/
Kazssim775/
Quossim773/
Kassimm773/
Kaissim772/
Qasseem772/
Qasimeh771/
Quaasim771/
Kassuim771/
Quessim771/
Qkassem771/
Qaassem771/
Casseim771/
Keassim771/
Kassimn771/
Kasim73228,611/
Qasem7330,778/
Casim735,920/
Qosim734,200/
Qasin731,002/
Qatim73786/
Qazim73428/
Quaim73201/
Qasym733/
Qaaim733/
Qaimh731/
Qasimova7163,797/
Khassime71415/
Qasaimeh7119/
Kaissiem711/
Kahassim711/
Kassem6783,702/
Kashim6711,510/
Khasim679,747/
Cassin677,791/
Qaseem676,158/
Kassin675,660/
Kasime673,851/
Quasem673,576/
Qam67476/
Cassem67332/
Qeshim67221/
Kassym67188/
Kaysim67186/
Kassimova67177/
Caisim67177/
Kasiem67156/
Kaasim6783/
Quazim6771/
Qaseme6767/
Hkasim6747/
Casime6738/
Kausim6736/
Kaseim6732/
Qhosim6731/
Qaasin6721/
Kossim6718/
Qaisin6717/
Kessim6716/
Kasimm6715/
Kasaim6715/
Kkasim6712/
Kaisim6712/
Qoshim6711/
Kahsim679/
Kasimh679/
Qashem679/
Quasin678/
Qaytim678/
Causim677/
Quesim676/
Quosim676/
Qauzim675/
Cashim674/
Qaysin674/
Qaazim674/
Qaisem674/
Casiem673/
Kasihm673/
Qeusim673/
Qohsim673/
Qoosim673/
Keasim673/
Qatsem673/
Cossim672/
Qqasimova672/
Caasim672/
Catsim672/
Qaasem672/
Cassimová671/
Kasimq671/
Kajsim671/
Qahtim671/
Cassym671/
Qaseam671/
Qasemm671/
Kassimowa671/
Qa'sem671/
Qhatim671/
Caesim671/
Kasism671/
Kasjim671/
Kgasim671/

Qassim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Qassim in the Marathi language
क़ािqai-
Qassim in the Hindi language
कासिमkasima66.67
क़स्सिमqas'sima33.33

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