Kashf Surname
Approximately 2,644 people bear this surname
Kashf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 2,554 | 1:30,064 | 3,640 |
| Pakistan | 70 | 1:2,552,056 | 22,156 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Kashf (559) may also be a first name.
Kashf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kashf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kashf (Hindi: कश्फ, Marathi: कशफ) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kashf? popularity and diffusion
Kashf is the 164,117th most frequent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,756,258 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kashf are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Kashf is also the 355,721st most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 559 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Iran, where it is carried by 2,554 people, or 1 in 30,064. In Iran Kashf is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 20 percent are found, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 17 percent are found and Fars Province, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Iran Kashf is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 3 percent are found and Israel, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kashf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kashf in the Marathi language | ||
| कशफ | kasapha | - |
| Kashf in the Hindi language | ||
| कश्फ | kaspha | 75 |
| काशफ | kasapha | 25 |
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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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- 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 Kashf
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