Cassirer Surname

775,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 366 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Cassirer Surname Definition:

(from an ancestor's occupation) Kassirer is the Yiddish-German for “cashier” and was the title of the collector of taxes in the community.

Cassirer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel2741:31,2324,432
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Cassirer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from an ancestor's occupation) Kassirer is the Yiddish-German for “cashier” and was the title of the collector of taxes in the community.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Cassirer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cassirer occurs in Israel more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cassirer? popularity and diffusion

Cassirer is the 775,315th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 19,911,328 people. The surname Cassirer occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Cassirer are found; 75 percent are found in West Asia and 75 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Israel, where it is carried by 274 people, or 1 in 31,232. In Israel Cassirer is mostly found in: Central District, where 36 percent live, Tel Aviv District, where 19 percent live and Jerusalem District, where 15 percent live. Not including Israel this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live and Sweden, where 5 percent live.

Cassirer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cassirer surname are 40.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the political party.

Cassirer earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.42% less than the national average, earning $31,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cassierer941/
Casirer932/
Cassiere881,719/
Cassieri88354/
Kassirer88154/
Cassiera885/
Cassires881/
Casseire881/
Casire86134/
Kassierer829/
Cassierre822/
Cassierra822/
Cassera801,115/
Casieri80618/
Kassire80418/
Casseri80327/
Casires80232/
Casiere80166/
Kasirer80120/
Cassere80114/
Cassery8021/
Cassiri8020/
Casirez8011/
Cassira809/
Casiera805/
Casaire804/
Catsire801/
Cascire801/
Cashire801/
Caserer801/
Casierra753,257/
Casseres751,952/
Cassayre75169/
Casciere75111/
Kaszirer7563/
Kassirra7535/
Casieris7527/
Casieres7520/
Kasierer7514/
Casseyre7513/
Kasserer759/
Cascieri758/
Casserra754/
Kassiere753/
Kassyrer753/
Casseare752/
Casairez751/
Casherer751/
Casseris751/
Casesres751/
Casierre751/
Casserie751/
Casseroy751/
Casserre751/
Caussera751/
Casserio751/
Cassesre751/
Casera711,412/
Kasire71639/
Caseri71502/
Casere71261/
Casery71100/
Casira7155/
Coussiere7138/
Cazire7128/
Zaisserer7116/
Coissiere7112/
Casserres7111/
Casiri7110/
Cassceres716/
Caseré712/
Casschera711/
Cosire711/
Kasserere711/
Caisserie711/
Causseret711/
Caashiere711/
Caseres6718,437/
Kaserer671,542/
Caserio671,400/
Caserez67700/
Kasseri67681/
Qassiri67650/
Kassiri67465/
Caserza67300/
Kassera67276/
Kasiera67247/
Caseira67188/
Causera67144/
Kassere67108/
Kassira6779/
Caseris6772/
Cosseri6750/
Cossiri6746/
Kassery6732/
Qasseri6715/
Katsire6714/
Kassiry6714/
Casirih6713/
Kashire6713/
Caisiri6712/
Cossery6711/
Kasaire6711/
Cacieri6711/
Cashiri6711/
Cascera6710/
Casiris679/
Cacerer678/
Cacires678/
Kasieri677/
Cosaire676/
Cashera675/
Caseriz674/
Caseryd674/
Kaisire673/
Caserey673/
Caserra673/
Cacirez673/
Casiray673/
Kazirer672/
Kausire672/
Cashere672/
Casirio672/
Casiriz672/
Casceri672/
Kasired671/
Caseere671/
Cásseri671/
Kasirei671/
Caséres671/
Casheri671/
Qashire671/
Causira671/
Caserea671/
Causery670/
Cashery670/
Ceaseri670/
Caisera670/

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