Kashif Surname

3,563rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157,332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Kashif Surname User-submission:

The Kashif surname means 'who reaches a higher level of knowledge', especially existentialism.

Kashif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan135,4491:1,319203
Egypt6,2241:14,7711,762
Sudan4,4801:8,3731,185
Saudi Arabia4,1341:7,4641,053
India3,3911:226,20613,328
United Arab Emirates1,4271:6,421821
England4571:121,92112,312
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
United States3101:1,169,22283,615
Iran2821:272,27819,967
Canada1401:263,18324,832
Bahrain1031:13,0932,472
Qatar811:29,1113,031
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Malaysia391:756,26235,302
Scotland361:148,7178,826
Sweden341:289,61020,124
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
Afghanistan291:1,108,73010,128
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Greece271:410,36354,524
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Oman121:307,3314,704
Norway81:642,78647,258
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
China71:195,331,65210,124
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
France41:16,605,680368,153
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
East Timor11:1,215,928507
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

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.

- hkashef

Kashif Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kashif Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kashif (Arabic: الكاشف, Hindi: काशिफ, Marathi: काशीफ, Oriya: କାଶିଫ, Russian: Кашиф) is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kashif? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,563rd most commonly used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 46,320 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Kashif live; 89 percent live in South Asia and 87 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 4,080th most widely held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 257,558 people.

The last name is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is held by 135,449 people, or 1 in 1,319. In Pakistan it is most frequent in: Punjab, where 62 percent are found, Sindh, where 28 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Pakistan it exists in 64 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 4 percent are found and Sudan, where 3 percent are found.

Kashif Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kashif surname are 0.84999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.38% registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khashif92155/
Kaashif9236/
Kashief9214/
Kashaif9212/
Kashiff9210/
Kasshif927/
Kaushif925/
Kahshif925/
Kashidf922/
Kashiof921/
Kashhif921/
Kashifh921/
Hkashif921/
Kkashif921/
Kasif912,208/
Kashioff863/
Kaashief861/
Kashifss861/
Khashaif861/
Kashef836,533/
Khasif83987/
Kashiv83299/
Kahsif83174/
Qashif8342/
Kassif8335/
Kasihf837/
Keshif836/
Kausif835/
Kasaif833/
Koshif833/
Kasjif833/
Kashiw833/
Kashyf833/
Kaisif831/
Kasife831/
Kashifova8010/
Khassif77171/
Kashiev77149/
Kashiph7742/
Katsiff7715/
Kaishiv7711/
Kassiff779/
Kasheef777/
Khachif776/
Katshiw775/
Kaushiv774/
Kasheff774/
Khashiv772/
Khaseif771/
Kashivd771/
Kaschef771/
Khoshif771/
Kaashef771/
Khashef771/
Khasief771/
Khasihf771/
Kasoihf771/
Kosif731,184/
Kaşif73138/
Kasef7376/
Kasiv7374/
Qasif7346/
Casif7313/
Kasiw739/
Kesif735/
Kacif731/
Khashiev713,996/
Kosheiff7143/
Kaschiev7115/
Kayshiev718/
Koshieff714/
Kasiev67520/
Kashev67420/
Kaseff6785/
Kasiph6762/
Khosif6719/
Kassef6719/
Katsyf6716/
Kasehb6712/
Kashew6710/
Koshiw6710/
Qassif6710/
Khasef675/
Koshiv674/
Keshiv674/
Quasif674/
Katsiv674/
Casife673/
Kassiw673/
Cassif671/
Kaseph671/
Kausef671/
Kaciff671/
Kasivd671/
Kaseef671/
Kochif671/
Kosiff671/
Cashiw671/
Kasoib671/
Kasiew671/
Kaseib671/
Kasisw671/
Qashef671/

Kashif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kashif in the Hindi language
काशिफkasipha91.71
काशीफkasipha4
कासिफkasipha1.76
कशिफkasipha1.35
काशिफ़kasifa0.41
कशीफkasipha0.17
काषिफkasipha0.14
काश्फिkasphi0.05
काशिमkasima0.05
कासिफाkasipha0.02
क़ाशिफ़qasifa0.02
काशीफ़kasifa0.02
कशिकkasika0.02
कसिफkasipha0.02
कौशिफkausipha0.02
काशिकkasika0.02
काशि़फkasipha0.02
का़शिफkasipha0.02
काशिंफkasimpha0.02
काश्ीफkasipha0.02
कशिफ़kasifa0.02
कासिमkasima0.02
Kashif in the Marathi language
काशीफkasipha70.68
कशीफkasipha7.85
कासीफkasipha7.33
कािशफ़kaisafa7.33
काशीफ़kasifa3.14
काझीkajhi2.09
कासीमkasima0.52
कासीकkasika0.52
कािसफ़kaisafa0.52
Kashif in the Oriya language
କାଶିଫkasipha44.44
କାସିଫkasipha33.33
କାଶିଫ୍kasiph22.22
Kashif in the Russian language
Кашифkasif-
Kashif in the Arabic language
الكاشفalkashf-

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