Kashm Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Kashm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kashm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan381:846,1368,622
Pakistan211:8,506,85244,204
India111:69,733,217610,955
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765

Kashm (70) may also be a first name.

Kashm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kashm (Hindi: काशम, Marathi: कािशम) has its highest incidence in Afghanistan. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kashm? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,220,661st most common family name globally, held by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname Kashm is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kashm live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 81 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,162,016th most frequent forename in the world, held by 70 people.

Kashm is most frequently used in Afghanistan, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 846,136. In Afghanistan Kashm is primarily concentrated in: Paktika, where 42 percent reside, Takhar, where 21 percent reside and Badakhshan, where 13 percent reside. Other than Afghanistan this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 29 percent reside and India, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khashm91523/
Kashme916/
Kasshm911/
Kasm891,911/
Kasım803,651/
Kassm80800/
Qashm80666/
Kasme80121/
Keshm8014/
Kasëm8012/
Kaism808/
Cashm805/
Khasm804/
Kaasm803/
Koshm802/
Kachm801/
Kashmova7729/
Khoshm73457/
Kaisme7314/
Kassme739/
Khasmh731/
Kasmth731/
Khasme731/
Kaszzm731/
Koshme731/
Khachm731/
Khaasm731/
Kazm67441/
Qasm67368/
Kajm6759/
Casm6726/
Kacm6716/
Kasmova6710/
Kosm673/
Kaxm671/
Khashmmova671/
Kesm671/

Kashm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kashm in the Marathi language
कािशमkaisama-
Kashm in the Hindi language
काशमkasama38.89
काश्मkasma33.33
कश्मkasma27.78

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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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  • 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 Kashm
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