Kasabian Surname

675,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Kasabian Surname User-submission:

This is an Armenian surname, formed from the dialectal Armenian word ղասաբ (ġasab), derived from the Arabic word قصّاب (qaṣṣāb), which translates as 'butcher' or 'executioner', and the ending -yan common among Armenian surnames, denoting belonging to the genus.

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Kasabian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2881:1,258,53888,794
Ukraine401:1,138,067101,053
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Sweden131:757,44356,422
England131:4,286,005132,302
Jordan111:803,85814,945
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
France11:66,422,722504,397

Kasabian Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is an Armenian surname, formed from the dialectal Armenian word ղասաբ (ġasab), derived from the Arabic word قصّاب (qaṣṣāb), which translates as 'butcher' or 'executioner', and the ending -yan common among Armenian surnames, denoting belonging to the genus.

- Bebrum

The Kasabian surname means 'son of the butcher' in Armenian.

- zdoshi

Kasabian Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kasabian (Arabic: كاسابيان, Russian: Касабиан) is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kasabian.

How Common Is The Last Name Kasabian? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 675,256th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 16,487,660 people. The surname Kasabian occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Kasabian reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Kasabian is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 288 people, or 1 in 1,258,538. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 33 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 14 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 9 percent are found and Argentina, where 5 percent are found.

Kasabian Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kasabian last name are 1.84% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.39% registered with the political party.

Kasabian earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.75% more than the national average, earning $57,282 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kasabian Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kasabian in the Russian language
Касабианkasabian-
Kasabian in the Arabic language
كاسابيانkasabyan-

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