Kashif Surname
Approximately 157,332 people bear this surname
Kashif Surname User-submission:
The Kashif surname means 'who reaches a higher level of knowledge', especially existentialism.
Kashif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 135,449 | 1:1,319 | 203 |
| Egypt | 6,224 | 1:14,771 | 1,762 |
| Sudan | 4,480 | 1:8,373 | 1,185 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4,134 | 1:7,464 | 1,053 |
| India | 3,391 | 1:226,206 | 13,328 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,427 | 1:6,421 | 821 |
| England | 457 | 1:121,921 | 12,312 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| United States | 310 | 1:1,169,222 | 83,615 |
| Iran | 282 | 1:272,278 | 19,967 |
| Canada | 140 | 1:263,183 | 24,832 |
| Bahrain | 103 | 1:13,093 | 2,472 |
| Qatar | 81 | 1:29,111 | 3,031 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Malaysia | 39 | 1:756,262 | 35,302 |
| Scotland | 36 | 1:148,717 | 8,826 |
| Sweden | 34 | 1:289,610 | 20,124 |
| Thailand | 33 | 1:2,140,556 | 247,258 |
| Afghanistan | 29 | 1:1,108,730 | 10,128 |
| South Africa | 28 | 1:1,934,918 | 88,980 |
| Greece | 27 | 1:410,363 | 54,524 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| Oman | 12 | 1:307,331 | 4,704 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
Kashif (257,558) may also be a first name.
Kashif Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Kashif surname means 'who reaches a higher level of knowledge', especially existentialism.
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Kashif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kashif Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kashif (Arabic: الكاشف, Hindi: काशिफ, Marathi: काशीफ, Oriya: କାଶିଫ, Russian: Кашиф) occurs most in Pakistan. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kashif? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,563rd most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 46,320 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Kashif are found; 89 percent are found in South Asia and 87 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 4,080th most widely held forename world-wide, held by 257,558 people.
It is most common in Pakistan, where it is held by 135,449 people, or 1 in 1,319. In Pakistan Kashif is most common in: Punjab, where 62 percent reside, Sindh, where 28 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Pakistan this last name exists in 64 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 4 percent reside and Sudan, where 3 percent reside.
Kashif Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kashif last name are 0.84999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.38% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kashif earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.98% less than the national average, earning 273,479 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 145.29% more than the national average, earning R 582,900 per year; in United States they earn 5.81% more than the national average, earning $45,656 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.76% less than the national average, earning $45,331 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kashif Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kashif in the Hindi language | ||
| काशिफ | kasipha | 91.71 |
| काशीफ | kasipha | 4 |
| कासिफ | kasipha | 1.76 |
| कशिफ | kasipha | 1.35 |
| काशिफ़ | kasifa | 0.41 |
| कशीफ | kasipha | 0.17 |
| काषिफ | kasipha | 0.14 |
| काश्फि | kasphi | 0.05 |
| काशिम | kasima | 0.05 |
| कासिफा | kasipha | 0.02 |
| क़ाशिफ़ | qasifa | 0.02 |
| काशीफ़ | kasifa | 0.02 |
| कशिक | kasika | 0.02 |
| कसिफ | kasipha | 0.02 |
| कौशिफ | kausipha | 0.02 |
| काशिक | kasika | 0.02 |
| काशि़फ | kasipha | 0.02 |
| का़शिफ | kasipha | 0.02 |
| काशिंफ | kasimpha | 0.02 |
| काश्ीफ | kasipha | 0.02 |
| कशिफ़ | kasifa | 0.02 |
| कासिम | kasima | 0.02 |
| Kashif in the Marathi language | ||
| काशीफ | kasipha | 70.68 |
| कशीफ | kasipha | 7.85 |
| कासीफ | kasipha | 7.33 |
| कािशफ़ | kaisafa | 7.33 |
| काशीफ़ | kasifa | 3.14 |
| काझी | kajhi | 2.09 |
| कासीम | kasima | 0.52 |
| कासीक | kasika | 0.52 |
| कािसफ़ | kaisafa | 0.52 |
| Kashif in the Oriya language | ||
| କାଶିଫ | kasipha | 44.44 |
| କାସିଫ | kasipha | 33.33 |
| କାଶିଫ୍ | kasiph | 22.22 |
| Kashif in the Russian language | ||
| Кашиф | kasif | - |
| Kashif in the Arabic language | ||
| الكاشف | alkashf | - |
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