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 surname Kashf (Hindi: कश्फ, Marathi: कशफ) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kashf? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kashf is the 164,117th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,756,258 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kashf reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Kashf is also the 355,721st most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 559 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Iran, where it is carried by 2,554 people, or 1 in 30,064. In Iran Kashf is most common in: Tehran Province, where 20 percent reside, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 17 percent reside and Fars Province, where 12 percent reside. Not including Iran this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 3 percent reside and Israel, where 0 percent reside.
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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