Hashmi Surname
Approximately 103,463 people bear this surname
Hashmi Surname User-submission:
This surname is derived from the Arabia tribe Banu Hashim. The original bearer of the name was a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). He gained the title of hashim, when the pilgrims, who used to visit Makkah (Saudi Arabia), used to eat his soup, which he filled with bread in order to make it more filling for them.
Read More About This SurnameHashmi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 54,572 | 1:3,274 | 374 |
| India | 18,942 | 1:40,495 | 2,833 |
| Saudi Arabia | 13,197 | 1:2,338 | 286 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3,958 | 1:2,315 | 287 |
| Oman | 2,829 | 1:1,304 | 183 |
| Bangladesh | 2,343 | 1:68,014 | 3,342 |
| United States | 1,844 | 1:196,561 | 19,371 |
| England | 1,510 | 1:36,899 | 4,835 |
| Iran | 769 | 1:99,847 | 9,782 |
| Canada | 740 | 1:49,791 | 6,046 |
| Australia | 517 | 1:52,216 | 6,443 |
| Qatar | 477 | 1:4,943 | 523 |
| Kuwait | 463 | 1:8,209 | 1,130 |
| Bahrain | 382 | 1:3,530 | 611 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Malaysia | 69 | 1:427,453 | 22,065 |
| Afghanistan | 67 | 1:479,898 | 6,199 |
| Scotland | 49 | 1:109,262 | 7,254 |
| Libya | 49 | 1:127,428 | 674 |
| South Africa | 36 | 1:1,504,936 | 77,557 |
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| Sweden | 30 | 1:328,225 | 22,987 |
| New Zealand | 29 | 1:156,149 | 17,650 |
| Spain | 28 | 1:1,669,716 | 48,608 |
| Ireland | 28 | 1:168,176 | 7,397 |
| Norway | 22 | 1:233,740 | 25,571 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Belgium | 19 | 1:605,087 | 54,956 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| Denmark | 16 | 1:352,795 | 24,706 |
| China | 15 | 1:91,154,771 | 4,767 |
| Israel | 15 | 1:570,509 | 41,023 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Syria | 6 | 1:3,216,837 | 11,326 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Mauritius | 5 | 1:258,683 | 8,939 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
Hashmi (10,769) may also be a first name.
Hashmi Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname is derived from the Arabia tribe Banu Hashim. The original bearer of the name was a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). He gained the title of hashim, when the pilgrims, who used to visit Makkah (Saudi Arabia), used to eat his soup, which he filled with bread in order to make it more filling for them. Hashim means 'action of adding the bread to the soup'. In turn he got the title of being al-hashim.
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Average Hashmi Salary in
United States
$48,209 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hashmi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hashmi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hashmi (Hindi: हाशमी, Marathi: हासमी, Oriya: ହାଶମୀ) is most common in Pakistan. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Hashmi.
How Common Is The Last Name Hashmi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,476th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 70,436 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Hashmi are found; 74 percent are found in South Asia and 56 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 58,319th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 10,769 people.
The surname Hashmi is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is carried by 54,572 people, or 1 in 3,274. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 52 percent reside, Sindh, where 31 percent reside and Islamabad Capital Territory, where 5 percent reside. Not including Pakistan Hashmi exists in 88 countries. It also occurs in India, where 18 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 13 percent reside.
Hashmi Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Hashmi are 6.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.9% registered with the party.
The amount Hashmi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.69% less than the national average, earning 257,168 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 93.57% more than the national average, earning R 459,984 per year; in United States they earn 11.73% more than the national average, earning $48,209 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.58% more than the national average, earning $51,461 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hashmi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hashmi in the Hindi language | ||
| हाशमी | hasami | 90.78 |
| हाश्मी | hasmi | 6.74 |
| हशमी | hasami | 1.12 |
| हाश्मि | hasmi | 0.42 |
| हाशमि | hasami | 0.33 |
| हासमी | hasami | 0.25 |
| हश्मी | hasmi | 0.08 |
| हाशिमी | hasimi | 0.07 |
| हश्मि | hasmi | 0.03 |
| हाषमी | hasami | 0.03 |
| हशमि | hasami | 0.03 |
| हाश्ामी | hasami | 0.02 |
| हास्मी | hasmi | 0.02 |
| हाश्मि़ | hasmi | 0.01 |
| हॉंशमी | honsami | 0.01 |
| हाशअमी | hasa'ami | 0.01 |
| हााशमी | haasami | 0.01 |
| हाशामी | hasami | 0.01 |
| हाशमी़ | hasami | 0.01 |
| Hashmi in the Marathi language | ||
| हासमी | hasami | 58.26 |
| हाशमी | hasami | 32.64 |
| हशमी | hasami | 3.14 |
| हाि | hai | 2.14 |
| हाशिम | hasima | 0.63 |
| हासिम | hasima | 0.52 |
| हसमी | hasami | 0.41 |
| हशिम | hasima | 0.22 |
| आशमी | asami | 0.18 |
| हाशामी | hasami | 0.15 |
| हावशमी | havasami | 0.07 |
| हमीद | hamida | 0.07 |
| हाजमी | hajami | 0.07 |
| हासमीन | hasamina | 0.07 |
| हषामी | hasami | 0.07 |
| हइमी | ha'imi | 0.07 |
| हसीब | hasiba | 0.07 |
| हासामी | hasami | 0.07 |
| आसमी | asami | 0.07 |
| हसिम | hasima | 0.07 |
| हसमा | hasama | 0.04 |
| हशीद | hasida | 0.04 |
| Hashmi in the Oriya language | ||
| ହାଶମୀ | hasami | 25 |
| ହାସମି | hasami | 25 |
| ହାଶି | hasi | 12.5 |
| ହାଶମି | hasami | 12.5 |
| ହାସମୀ | hasami | 12.5 |
| ହସମି | hasami | 12.5 |
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