Cognomen كاضم (كاضم 
) , in the world, is a common last name. The family name كاضم is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Iraq, where it is quite a common surname, Bahrain, where it is a rare surname, and Syria. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Western Asia, particularly Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Syria. Also, كاضم is the forename as well as the last name.