Kasai Surname
Approximately 105,588 people bear this surname
Kasai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 93,018 | 1:1,374 | 258 |
| Nepal | 3,755 | 1:7,585 | 569 |
| India | 2,971 | 1:258,184 | 14,890 |
| DR Congo | 1,874 | 1:39,423 | 4,863 |
| Nigeria | 722 | 1:245,350 | 14,198 |
| United States | 463 | 1:782,849 | 60,614 |
| Papua New Guinea | 418 | 1:19,506 | 2,007 |
| Ukraine | 412 | 1:110,492 | 15,777 |
| Brazil | 377 | 1:567,836 | 21,214 |
| Iran | 371 | 1:206,961 | 16,540 |
| Kenya | 279 | 1:165,519 | 12,800 |
| Israel | 147 | 1:58,215 | 7,456 |
| Pakistan | 120 | 1:1,488,699 | 16,238 |
| Zambia | 91 | 1:174,175 | 11,962 |
| Singapore | 90 | 1:61,197 | 2,397 |
| Thailand | 81 | 1:872,078 | 137,928 |
| Zimbabwe | 76 | 1:203,135 | 23,436 |
| Romania | 72 | 1:278,859 | 25,610 |
| Uganda | 29 | 1:1,346,182 | 51,611 |
| Indonesia | 25 | 1:5,289,968 | 246,176 |
| Canada | 24 | 1:1,535,233 | 104,339 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| Ecuador | 13 | 1:1,223,527 | 16,126 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Marshall Islands | 4 | 1:12,955 | 1,460 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
The alternate forms: Kašai (24), Kásai (21), Kasaï (3) & Kášai (1) are calculated separately.
Kasai (2,872) may also be a first name.
Kasai Demographics
Average Kasai Salary in
United States
$54,755 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kasai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kasai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kasai (Bengali: কসই, Hindi: कसई, Marathi: कसाई, Oriya: କସାଇ, Tibetan: ཀ་སའི་) occurs most in Japan. It can also be rendered as a variant: Kašai, Kásai, Kasaï or Kášai. Click here for further potential spellings of Kasai.
How Common Is The Last Name Kasai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kasai is the 5,371st most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 69,019 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Kasai live; 88 percent live in East Asia and 88 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Kasai is also the 135,712th most frequently used given name internationally It is held by 2,872 people.
The surname Kasai is most widespread in Japan, where it is borne by 93,018 people, or 1 in 1,374. In Japan Kasai is most frequent in: Aomori Prefecture, where 13 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 11 percent reside and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Japan this surname is found in 63 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 4 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.
Kasai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Muslim (78%) in Kenya.
In The United States Kasai are 11.13% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 64.36% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kasai earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 26.9% more than the national average, earning $54,755 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.15% less than the national average, earning $46,130 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kasai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kasai in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཀ་སའི་ | kasé | - |
| Kasai in the Marathi language | ||
| कसाई | kasa'i | 96.44 |
| कसई | kasa'i | 1.63 |
| कासाई | kasa'i | 0.7 |
| कसाइ | kasa'i | 0.18 |
| कसार | kasara | 0.09 |
| कसइ | kasa'i | 0.09 |
| कासै | kasai | 0.09 |
| काजी | kaji | 0.04 |
| Kasai in the Oriya language | ||
| କସାଇ | kasa'i | 83.3 |
| କଷାଇ | kasa'i | 5.57 |
| କାସାଇ | kasa'i | 3.92 |
| କଶାଇ | kasa'i | 3.71 |
| କସାଈ | kasa'i | 0.82 |
| କଶାଈ | kasa'i | 0.41 |
| କାଶାଇ | kasa'i | 0.21 |
| କାସାଈ | kasa'i | 0.21 |
| ରାସାଇ | rasa'i | 0.21 |
| ମାରି | mari | 0.21 |
| କାଷାଇ | kasa'i | 0.21 |
| ବାସାଇ | basa'i | 0.21 |
| କଗାଇ | kaga'i | 0.21 |
| କାଶାଈ | kasa'i | 0.21 |
| କସଇ | kasa'i | 0.21 |
| ବାଲ୍ସି | balsi | 0.21 |
| Kasai in the Bengali language | ||
| কসই | kasa'i | 75 |
| কাসই | kasa'i | 25 |
| Kasai in the Hindi language | ||
| कसई | kasa'i | 69.05 |
| कसाई | kasa'i | 16.67 |
| कासाी | kasai | 7.14 |
| काशाी | kasai | 4.76 |
| कसइ | kasa'i | 2.38 |
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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
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