Kachif Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Kachif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Mauritania | 8 | 1:511,858 | 18,608 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Kachif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kachif Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kachif (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﺷﻒ) is most common in Morocco. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Kachif click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kachif? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,649,889th most frequent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Kachif reside; 50 percent reside in North Africa and 50 percent reside in Mahgreb.
The last name Kachif is most commonly occurring in Morocco, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 3,830,678. Excluding Morocco it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 44 percent reside and France, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khachif | 92 | 6 | / |
| Kachife | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kacif | 91 | 1 | / |
| Katchife | 86 | 64 | / |
| Kachioff | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kachef | 83 | 258 | / |
| Kachiv | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kechif | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kachib | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kochif | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kaciff | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khachib | 77 | 230 | / |
| Kachiev | 77 | 221 | / |
| Kacheff | 77 | 5 | / |
| Khachef | 77 | 4 | / |
| Khakhif | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khachiv | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kachefe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kacef | 73 | 15 | / |
| Kaciv | 73 | 5 | / |
| Qacif | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kazif | 73 | 2 | / |
| Khachiev | 71 | 150 | / |
| Kahchiev | 71 | 32 | / |
| Kaychiev | 71 | 22 | / |
| Kochchif | 71 | 11 | / |
| Katcheff | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kachev | 67 | 464 | / |
| Khazif | 67 | 137 | / |
| Khacef | 67 | 134 | / |
| Katzif | 67 | 35 | / |
| Katcef | 67 | 26 | / |
| Kacaiv | 67 | 17 | / |
| Katsif | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kachew | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kaciev | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khojif | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kacheb | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kajhiv | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kochiv | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khaychiev | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cachef | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kazhiv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cachiv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kadzif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keacef | 67 | 0 | / |
Kachif Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kachif in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﺷﻒ | kashf | - |
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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 Kachif
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