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
Kasai Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kasai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kasai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kasai (Bengali: কসই, Hindi: कसई, Marathi: कसाई, Oriya: କସାଇ, Tibetan: ཀ་སའི་) occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Kašai, Kásai, Kasaï or Kášai. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kasai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,371st most commonly used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 69,019 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Kasai are found; 88 percent are found in East Asia and 88 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Kasai is also the 135,712th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 2,872 people.
It is most widely held in Japan, where it is carried by 93,018 people, or 1 in 1,374. In Japan Kasai is most common in: Aomori Prefecture, where 13 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 11 percent live and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 10 percent live. Excluding Japan this last name is found in 63 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 4 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.
Kasai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Muslim (78%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Kasai last name are 11.13% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.36% registered with the political 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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kasai
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