Kashf Surname

164,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,644 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Kashf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kashf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran2,5541:30,0643,640
Pakistan701:2,552,05622,156
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kashfe9112/
Kashfh911/
Kaashf911/
Kashff911/
Kasf8926/
Keshf8011/
Kashv809/
Kasfe807/
Kaswh801/
Khasf801/
Khasbh736/
Khoshf731/
Kachfe731/
Kayshev67709/
Kaishev67303/
Qasf6732/
Kasw6725/
Kosf678/
Khoshfz676/
Kazf671/
Casf671/
Kaseheb671/

Kashf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kashf in the Marathi language
कशफkasapha-
Kashf in the Hindi language
कश्फkaspha75
काशफkasapha25

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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 Kashf
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