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

The last name Chashm (Hindi: चश्म, Oriya: ଚଷମ) is found in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chashm? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,307,654th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. Chashm is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Chashm live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 57 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent given name on earth It is held by 20 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 3,215,318. In Afghanistan Chashm is most common in: Parwan, where 40 percent reside, Samangan, where 20 percent reside and Khost, where 10 percent reside. Beside Afghanistan it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 38 percent reside and Iran, where 10 percent reside.

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
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  • 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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