Casimir Surname

14,264th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,067 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Dominica

Casimir Surname User-submission:

The Casimir surname means 'destroyer of peace'.

Casimir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti16,9771:62988
Chad11,9391:1,138215
Rwanda2,4811:4,5811,120
United States1,8821:192,59219,053
France1,5981:41,5665,216
Mauritius1,3471:96099
Peru5751:55,2774,531
Dominica3141:24264
Canada2651:139,04014,308
Dominican Republic1931:54,0572,726
Germany1851:435,16539,058
Saint Lucia1491:1,200230
Australia1251:215,96620,787
Brazil1221:1,754,70857,059
England1051:530,64833,151
Nigeria1011:1,753,88963,997
Belgium981:117,31317,342
Ivory Coast641:360,48812,777
New Caledonia521:5,3121,081
Cameroon481:432,68936,488
Guatemala451:357,3934,827
United States Virgin Islands361:3,066520
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
Malaysia321:921,69541,854
Trinidad and Tobago281:48,7134,303
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
Antigua and Barbuda211:4,722620
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Sweden111:895,16066,831
India101:76,706,538639,611
Togo91:805,3086,372
Saint Martin81:4,394114
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Panama61:652,04310,051
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Wales51:618,90625,852
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Grenada51:21,7071,054
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Anguilla11:13,436792
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Montserrat11:4,947471
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Casimir (31,543) may also be a first name.

Casimir Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Casimir surname means 'destroyer of peace'.

- anaiahcasimir

This surname means 'destroyer of peace'.

- plaisircelin

Casimir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Casimir (Hindi: कसीमीर, Marathi: कािसिमर) is found most in Haiti. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Casimir? popularity and diffusion

The last name Casimir is the 14,264th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 186,540 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Casimir live; 46 percent live in Caribbean and 44 percent live in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 26,837th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 31,543 people.

The last name is most frequent in Haiti, where it is held by 16,977 people, or 1 in 629. In Haiti it is most frequent in: Ouest, where 28 percent live, Artibonite, where 15 percent live and Nord-Ouest, where 14 percent live. Outside of Haiti Casimir occurs in 82 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 31 percent live and Rwanda, where 6 percent live.

Casimir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Casimir has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Casimir last name rose 4,182 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Casimir Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Casimir surname are 12.87% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.1% being registered with the political party.

The amount Casimir earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 27.74% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,008 per year; in United States they earn 2.08% more than the national average, earning $44,046 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.19% less than the national average, earning $45,115 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Casimir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Casimir in the Hindi language
कसीमीरkasimira-
Casimir in the Marathi language
कािसिमरkaisimara-

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