Kashef Surname

75,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Kashef Surname User-submission:

The Kashif surname means 'who reaches a higher level of knowledge', especially existentialism.

Kashef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt4,9121:18,7172,166
Saudi Arabia8351:36,9535,288
United States1831:1,980,650127,499
Jordan1731:51,1125,096
Iran821:936,37244,282
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Canada451:818,79163,991
Iraq371:946,53112,381
United Arab Emirates321:286,32119,784
Palestine311:146,7378,164
Pakistan231:7,767,12541,967
Sweden171:579,22142,433
England151:3,714,537119,675
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
India51:153,413,076951,030
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Kashef (1,795) may also be a first name.

Kashef Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kashif surname means 'who reaches a higher level of knowledge', especially existentialism.

- hkashef

Kashef Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kashef (Hindi: काशिफ, Marathi: काशेफ) is carried by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kashef? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 75,172nd most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,115,498 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Kashef are found; 75 percent are found in North Africa and 75 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 180,439th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 1,795 people.

The surname Kashef is most common in Egypt, where it is borne by 4,912 people, or 1 in 18,717. Besides Egypt it is found in 37 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Kashef Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Kashef are 0.82% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.05% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kashef earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 33.48% more than the national average, earning $57,597 USD per year and in Canada they earn 143.04% more than the national average, earning $120,748 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kashief9214/
Kasheef927/
Kasheff924/
Kaschef921/
Kaashef921/
Khashef921/
Kasef9176/
Kaashief861/
Kashif83157,332/
Kashev83420/
Kaseff8385/
Kassef8319/
Kashew8310/
Kasihf837/
Khasef835/
Kashyf833/
Kausef831/
Kaseef831/
Qashef831/
Kayshev77709/
Khoshef77481/
Kasheva77369/
Kaishev77303/
Khashev77227/
Khashif77155/
Kashiev77149/
Kasheev77148/
Kaushev7742/
Kosheff7740/
Katseff7737/
Kaashif7736/
Kashaif7712/
Kashiff7710/
Kasshif777/
Kaschev776/
Katshev776/
Kaushif775/
Kacheff775/
Kahshif775/
Khassef774/
Kashidf772/
Kadshev771/
Kaeshev771/
Kaashev771/
Khaseef771/
Khaseif771/
Kaseheb771/
Kashiof771/
Kashhif771/
Quashef771/
Kasheew771/
Kashifh771/
Hkashif771/
Kkashif771/
Khasief771/
Khasihf771/
Kasoihf771/
Kasif732,208/
Kasev73356/
Kosef73133/
Kesef7338/
Kacef7315/
Kasew737/
Casef731/
Khashiev713,996/
Kaysheva71732/
Kascheev71730/
Kaisheva71313/
Khasheva71183/
Kosheiff7143/
Kausheva7141/
Kashchev7128/
Khaishev7117/
Kaschiev7115/
Kayshiev718/
Kascheva717/
Koshieff714/
Khaushev713/
Kashioff713/
Kauyshev711/
Khasheev711/
Khasiphe711/
Katcheff711/
Kkhassef711/
Kashifss711/
Khashaif711/
Kashcheev675,064/
Khasif67987/
Koshev67634/
Kaseva67531/
Kasiev67520/
Kaseev67473/
Kashiv67299/
Kahsif67174/
Keshev67142/
Khacef67134/
Koseff6797/
Kasiph6762/
Qashif6742/
Kassif6735/
Cashew6734/
Katcef6726/
Kausev6716/
Katsyf6716/
Kassew6713/
Kasehb6712/
Kashifova6710/
Keshif676/
Kachew676/
Kausif675/
Caseff675/
Kazeef674/
Keshew674/
Khaisheva673/
Kassev673/
Kasaif673/
Koshif673/
Kasjif673/
Kashiw673/
Kaisev672/
Cachef672/
Casefe672/
Khazef672/
Khaysheva672/
Khasev671/
Kaseph671/
Kayscheva671/
Kaysev671/
Kaischeva671/
Kaisif671/
Kajsev671/
Keisef671/
Kasiew671/
Kasife671/
Kaseib671/
Kaitschew671/
Kotscheff671/
Kozsef671/
Qaseef671/
Keacef670/

Kashef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kashef in the Hindi language
काशिफkasipha-
Kashef in the Marathi language
काशेफkasepha92.31
कशेफkasepha7.69

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