Chashm Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Chashm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chashm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan101:3,215,31818,974
India81:95,883,173728,828
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Chashm (20) may also be a first name.

Chashm Last Name Facts

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

Chashm (Hindi: चश्म, Oriya: ଚଷମ) occurs in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chashm? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chashm is the 4,307,654th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Chashm are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 57 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Chashm is also the 2,446,817th most numerous forename at a global level, borne by 20 people.

The last name Chashm is most widespread in Afghanistan, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 3,215,318. In Afghanistan it is most numerous in: Parwan, where 40 percent are found, Samangan, where 20 percent are found and Khost, where 10 percent are found. Beside Afghanistan Chashm exists in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 38 percent are found and Iran, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chashme922/
Hashm913,482/
Chasm9133/
Cashm915/
Khashm83523/
Hashme83150/
Chachm8357/
Chasme8334/
Hashmt8312/
Cheshm834/
Hashmh833/
Shashm832/
Cheasm831/
Chascm831/
Hashjm831/
Haashm831/
Haishm831/
Hasshm831/
Hasm80174/
Casm8026/
Hashshm771/
Hasme7363/
Chajm7343/
Haism738/
Khasm734/
Hassm733/
Cassm732/
Chesm732/
Shasm732/
Jashm731/
Hasmh731/
Hasìm731/
Caism731/
Hasmt731/
Coshm730/
Choishme711/
Khoshm67457/
Cahazm677/
Caissm671/
Cheesm671/
Haysmd671/
Houshm671/
Shasme671/
Hazssm671/
Haysme671/
Heasme671/
Khasme671/
Chajme671/
Chehsm671/
Shahzm671/
Khasmh671/
Khaasm671/

Chashm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chashm in the Hindi language
चश्मcasma-
Chashm in the Oriya language
ଚଷମcasama-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chashm
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