Kashmeri Surname

785,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Kashmeri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kashmeri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Pakistan641:2,791,31123,365
India91:85,229,487684,495
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kashmeri (745) may also be a first name.

Kashmeri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kashmeri (Hindi: कश्मीरी) occurs more in Saudi Arabia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kashmeri? popularity and diffusion

Kashmeri is the 785,023rd most commonly held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 20,243,183 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Kashmeri are found; 78 percent are found in West Asia and 78 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 301,287th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 745 people.

The surname Kashmeri is most frequently held in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 278 people, or 1 in 110,992. Apart from Saudi Arabia this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 18 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kashmeri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kashmeri in the Hindi language
कश्मीरीkasmiri53.33
कशमीरीkasamiri13.33
काश्मेरीkasmeri13.33
कशमेरीkasameri13.33
कश्मेरीkasmeri6.67

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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 Kashmeri
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