El Kasmi Surname

86,455th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,571 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

El Kasmi Surname User-submission:

The surname El Kasmi is derived from the verb ksem, meaning 'break'. The progenitors of this surname were famous for breaking stuff. The name originated in Morocco.

El Kasmi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco5,0101:6,881861
Spain4101:114,0298,995
France1001:664,22785,408
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

El Kasmi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname El Kasmi is derived from the verb ksem, meaning 'break'. The progenitors of this surname were famous for breaking stuff. The name originated in Morocco.

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El Kasmi Last Name Facts

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

The last name El Kasmi is borne by more people in Morocco than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name El Kasmi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 86,455th most numerous last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,308,122 people. El Kasmi occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of El Kasmi live; 90 percent live in North Africa and 90 percent live in Mahgreb.

El Kasmi is most prevalent in Morocco, where it is borne by 5,010 people, or 1 in 6,881. Beside Morocco it is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 7 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Kassmi941,112/
El Khasmi944/
El Kaasmi941/
El Qasmi88352/
El Kasmy88184/
El-Kasmi884/
El Kacmi881/
El Kazmi881/
El Khazmi821/
El Khachmi784/
El Kazma751/
El-Kasmy751/
El Khazma718/
El-Khazmi711/
El Qazma631/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to El Kasmi
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