El Kashef Surname
Approximately 3,463 people bear this surname
El Kashef Surname User-submission:
The surname refers to an Ottoman government inspector who used to inspect, revise and detect documents of governmental employees. Holders of the surname may have an ancestor who was working in this profession.
El Kashef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 2,410 | 1:38,148 | 3,949 |
| Jordan | 432 | 1:20,469 | 3,004 |
| Yemen | 249 | 1:106,126 | 6,309 |
| Palestine | 201 | 1:22,631 | 3,433 |
| Lebanon | 95 | 1:59,338 | 4,571 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
El Kashef Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname refers to an Ottoman government inspector who used to inspect, revise and detect documents of governmental employees. Holders of the surname may have an ancestor who was working in this profession.
- ehab_eldeebEl Kashef Demographics
El Kashef Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
El Kashef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name El Kashef Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name El Kashef is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name El Kashef? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 130,621st most widely held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,104,403 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of El Kashef reside; 70 percent reside in North Africa and 70 percent reside in Arabic North Africa.
It is most widely held in Egypt, where it is borne by 2,410 people, or 1 in 38,148. Beside Egypt it exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Jordan, where 12 percent reside and Yemen, where 7 percent reside.
El Kashef Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Sunni (92%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Kashief | 95 | 4 | / |
| Elkashef | 94 | 11,263 | / |
| El-Kashef | 89 | 1,169 | / |
| Al Kashef | 89 | 313 | / |
| El Kashif | 89 | 250 | / |
| Elkashief | 89 | 9 | / |
| El Kachef | 89 | 4 | / |
| Elkashaef | 89 | 1 | / |
| Aelkashef | 89 | 1 | / |
| Elkashf | 88 | 305 | / |
| Elkashif | 82 | 4,219 | / |
| Alkashef | 82 | 1,206 | / |
| El-Kashf | 82 | 4 | / |
| Elkashev | 82 | 1 | / |
| El-Kashif | 78 | 278 | / |
| Al Kashif | 78 | 14 | / |
| Al-Kashef | 78 | 12 | / |
| Al Kashaf | 78 | 5 | / |
| Elkashiif | 78 | 4 | / |
| ul Kashif | 78 | 4 | / |
| Elkashife | 78 | 4 | / |
| Al Kashfi | 78 | 3 | / |
| Alkasheff | 78 | 1 | / |
| Elkasheva | 78 | 1 | / |
| El Kassif | 78 | 1 | / |
| El Kashfiyah | 76 | 4 | / |
| Alkashf | 75 | 5 | / |
| Al Khashuf | 74 | 34 | / |
| Ali Kashif | 74 | 10 | / |
| Al Khashaf | 74 | 3 | / |
| Al Kashafi | 74 | 1 | / |
| Alkashif | 71 | 4,950 | / |
| Alkashev | 71 | 73 | / |
| Elgashev | 71 | 9 | / |
| Alkashaf | 71 | 4 | / |
| Al-Kashf | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Kishf | 71 | 1 | / |
| El Qasif | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Kashafeh | 70 | 2 | / |
| Al Khashafi | 70 | 2 | / |
| Al Kashifah | 70 | 2 | / |
| Al Khashifi | 70 | 1 | / |
| Al Kawashif | 70 | 1 | / |
| Al-Kashif | 67 | 200 | / |
| Alkasheva | 67 | 67 | / |
| Alikashev | 67 | 24 | / |
| Elekeshev | 67 | 18 | / |
| Elgasheva | 67 | 5 | / |
| Allah Kashif | 67 | 2 | / |
| Alkhashev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alikashif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alkhashaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alkashoff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alkasheev | 67 | 1 | / |
| El Kassib | 67 | 1 | / |
| El Kossayfe | 60 | 1 | / |
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