Kashifa Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Kashifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kashifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan681:2,627,11622,516
India411:18,708,912282,725
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kashifa (6,279) may also be a first name.

Kashifa Last Name Facts

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

Kashifa (Hindi: काशिफा, Marathi: काझी) is found most in Pakistan. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kashifa? popularity and diffusion

Kashifa is the 1,727,723rd most prevalent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Kashifa reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 62 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Kashifa is also the 83,207th most numerous first name globally, borne by 6,279 people.

The surname Kashifa is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 2,627,116. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Punjab, where 88 percent reside and Sindh, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Pakistan this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 37 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khashifa9312/
Kashiffa931/
Kashifaa931/
Kasifa92494/
Kashifaya881/
Kashifi86377/
Kassifa86113/
Kasifah8681/
Kaisifa8653/
Katsifa8648/
Kashefa866/
Kashify863/
Khasifa863/
Kasisfa861/
Kashiffaiz821/
Katsifas80218/
Khasifah8040/
Khachifa8012/
Khassifa807/
Kashifes806/
Kashipha801/
Kashifee801/
Kashifos801/
Kachaifa801/
Kasifi7732/
Kasufa7717/
Kesifa777/
Kacifa774/
Kasefa773/
Kaçifa772/
Kosifa772/
Kasjfa771/
Kasifo771/
Kasife771/
Kasify771/
Khashaifi751/
Kashefi7110,338/
Kassifi71255/
Katsifi71206/
Kosifas71160/
Kotsifa71150/
Khasifi7182/
Khasufa7137/
Kasipha7116/
Kossifa716/
Kashefy715/
Khosifa714/
Kasupha714/
Kachefa712/
Cachifa711/
Kasiffy711/
Kasiphi711/
Kachifo711/
Kotsifas67423/
Katsifos67129/
Katsifou67105/
Khosifah6742/
Kochifas6734/
Qoshifah678/
Catsifas675/
Kacheefa672/
Kaschefi672/
Casheffa672/
Kashepha671/
Kashshifish671/
Katsiphi671/
Khachifi671/
Kassaifi671/
Kasjfasz671/
Kasseify671/

Kashifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kashifa in the Marathi language
काझीkajhi-
Kashifa in the Hindi language
काशिफाkasipha86.81
काशीफाkasipha7.14
कशिफाkasipha4.12
कासिफाkasipha0.82
काशिफ़ाkasifa0.55
कशीफाkasipha0.55

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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
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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 Kashifa
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