Kasap Surname

22,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Kasap Surname User-submission:

Kasap is a job name in Turkish, meaning 'butcher'. But this surname came from a war front name Kasap Bölüğü, which means 'butcher war front', but the meaning was 'cutting people and using knifes in the war'.

Kasap Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey20,4901:3,798541
Ukraine8751:52,0267,513
Egypt5801:158,51012,069
Northern Cyprus4851:65831
Russia2451:588,25752,149
India1481:5,182,874128,264
Germany1471:547,65645,370
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
Serbia1301:54,9615,228
Bosnia and Herzegovina1281:27,6284,431
Croatia1041:40,6608,130
Moldova841:42,3976,377
Papua New Guinea711:114,84115,585
England681:819,38343,863
Transnistria501:9,4941,924
Belgium491:234,62529,441
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Bulgaria421:166,1649,383
Belarus321:296,90833,328
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Kazakhstan201:884,12554,571
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Kosovo101:186,1877,122
Norway101:514,22941,629
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Malta41:107,5681,849
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
France41:16,605,680368,153
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

Kasap (239) may also be a first name.

Kasap Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kasap is a job name in Turkish, meaning 'butcher'. But this surname came from a war front name Kasap Bölüğü, which means 'butcher war front', but the meaning was 'cutting people and using knifes in the war'.

- zekiceki

The Kasap surname means 'butcher', a man who processes meat.

- masterkasap

Kasap Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kasap (Arabic: كاسب, Hindi: कश्यप, Marathi: कसप, Oriya: କସପ, Russian: Касап) is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kasap? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 22,444th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 301,138 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 74 percent of Kasap reside; 73 percent reside in West Asia and 73 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Kasap is also the 578,640th most commonly held forename on earth, held by 239 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is carried by 20,490 people, or 1 in 3,798. In Turkey Kasap is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent are found, Izmir Province, where 9 percent are found and Denizli Province, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Turkey this last name exists in 59 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 4 percent are found and Egypt, where 2 percent are found.

Kasap Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kasap last name is primarily Orthodox (92%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kasap last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.64% being registered with the party.

The amount Kasap earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 6.49% less than the national average, earning 323,622 kr per year; in United States they earn 29.27% more than the national average, earning $55,777 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.53% less than the national average, earning $36,998 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kassap911,247/
Kashap91972/
Kaszap91400/
Kasaph9165/
Khasap9157/
Kasape9143/
Kaysap9127/
Kasapp9122/
Kasiap9118/
Kausap9110/
Kasayp918/
Kaasap913/
Kaseap912/
Kasaip911/
Kascap911/
Kasaup911/
Kasgap911/
Kaisap911/
Kayshap83206/
Kashayp83118/
Kassape8383/
Kaishap8347/
Kashsap8334/
Kaschap8318/
Kashape8315/
Kashxap838/
Kaisaph837/
Kaasapp834/
Kasaiph834/
Kashapp833/
Kashaap833/
Kaushap833/
Khasaph833/
Khashap832/
Kaisaip831/
Kashatp831/
Kashgap831/
Kasshap831/
Kasahap831/
Kaasaph831/
Kasab8011,267/
Casap80877/
Kesap80368/
Kasop80151/
Kosap80110/
Kacap8022/
Kazap8022/
Kajap8013/
Kasapova77515/
Kashshap7713/
Kaschhap771/
Kayshayp771/
Kaishayp771/
Kaashapp771/
Kasapová771/
Kkassape771/
Kassab7347,869/
Kaszab73826/
Kasope73614/
Khasab73563/
Kashab73344/
Kasaab73144/
Kashop73137/
Cassap73110/
Keshap7383/
Cadsap7355/
Kassop7349/
Kodsap7323/
Kayçap7322/
Kaisop7321/
Kaisab7321/
Kesapp7315/
Kosiap7312/
Koisap7310/
Koysap737/
Kossap736/
Kausab736/
Kasabh735/
Khasop735/
Casape733/
Catsap733/
Katsop733/
Kajape732/
Kaysop732/
Kosape732/
Kasaub731/
Kaseyp731/
Koshap731/
Kasoph731/
Kasiop731/
Kasiab731/
Kazaip731/
Kaijap731/
Kaizap731/
Kacaph731/
Qassap731/
Kausop731/
Kashapova7111,439/
Khasapova7126/
Kassapova716/
Kashchhap711/
Khashab676,500/
Kassabh672,483/
Causape67191/
Katchap67153/
Kaishop6749/
Kaishab6732/
Kachape6718/
Kachaap6717/
Kaushab6717/
Kachayp6713/
Kayshop6711/
Keyshap6710/
Khassab678/
Kaschapova677/
Kacahap676/
Kadshab676/
Kassaab674/
Keshapp674/
Kashope674/
Khaesop674/
Koussap673/
Keatsop672/
Kausabh671/
Khajapp671/
Kahchap671/
Kahssab671/
Kachapp671/
Kaassab671/
Kesahap671/
Khasaab671/
Khasabh671/
Khasahb671/
Kashayb671/
Kashabh671/
Khaesab671/
Kaychap671/
Khashapova671/
Kachjap671/
Kaissab671/
Kasaasb671/
Khasabz671/
Katshab671/

Kasap Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kasap in the Marathi language
कसपkasapa77.27
कासपkasapa13.64
कसापkasapa9.09
Kasap in the Oriya language
କସପkasapa75
ବାୁକାସପbaukasapa25
Kasap in the Hindi language
कश्यपkasyapa42.86
कसपkasapa28.57
कशापkasapa14.29
कासपkasapa14.29
Kasap in the Russian language
Касапkasap-
Kasap in the Arabic language
كاسبkasb-

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