Kashefian Surname
Approximately 536 people bear this surname
Kashefian Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 532 | 1:144,328 | 12,827 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Kashefian Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kashefian Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kashefian occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kashefian click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kashefian? popularity and diffusion
It is the 584,278th most common last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 13,596,168 people. The last name Kashefian is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Kashefian live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia.
It is most commonly held in Iran, where it is held by 532 people, or 1 in 144,328. In Iran Kashefian is mostly found in: Isfahan Province, where 52 percent are found, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 15 percent are found and Kermanshah Province, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Iran Kashefian exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kasifian | 82 | 11 | / |
| Kassifian | 78 | 126 | / |
| Koshafian | 78 | 1 | / |
| Keshifian | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kashifjan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Khoshafian | 74 | 16 | / |
| Khashafyan | 74 | 11 | / |
| Qasifian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kassafyan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koshofyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khoshafyan | 63 | 931 | / |
| Keshifhyan | 63 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kashefian
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