Kashmir Surname

59,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,418 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Kashmir Surname User-submission:

It is a Dardic surname, it is concentrated in Kashmir.

Kashmir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan7,2751:4,420432
Pakistan6301:283,5626,076
United Arab Emirates1261:72,7166,783
Iraq1101:318,3796,214
Tanzania891:594,85037,281
India761:10,092,966194,472
Iran671:1,146,00850,371
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England61:9,286,343223,652
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Kashmir (149,489) may also be a first name.

Kashmir Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a Dardic surname, it is concentrated in Kashmir.

- khankashmiri

Kashmir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kashmir (Bengali: কাশ্মীর, Hindi: कश्मीर, Marathi: काशमीर, Oriya: କାଶିର, Russian: Кашмир) has its highest incidence in Afghanistan. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kashmir.

How Common Is The Last Name Kashmir? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 59,896th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 865,710 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kashmir live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 7,017th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 149,489 people.

It is most prevalent in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 7,275 people, or 1 in 4,420. In Afghanistan Kashmir is mostly found in: Herat, where 20 percent reside, Paktika, where 12 percent reside and Helmand, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Afghanistan it occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 7 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside.

Kashmir Last Name Statistics demography

Kashmir earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Canada they earn 91.73% more than the national average, earning $95,259 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kashmir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kashmir in the Hindi language
कश्मीरkasmira92.85
कशमीरkasamira3.32
काश्मीरkasmira3.19
काशमीरkasamira0.34
कश्मिरkasmira0.14
कष्मीरkasmira0.09
काश्मिरkasmira0.02
कासमीरkasamira0.02
Kashmir in the Oriya language
କାଶିରkasira63.64
କାଶୀରkasira28.57
କାସମୀରkasamira1.3
କାଶିମkasima1.3
କାସମିରkasamira1.3
କାଶମିରkasamira1.3
କଶିରkasira1.3
କାଶିରାଇଁkasira'im1.3
Kashmir in the Marathi language
काशमीरkasamira52.94
कशिमरkasimara17.65
कशमेरkasamera8.82
काशमीराkasamira2.94
कशमीरोkasamiro2.94
कबीरkabira2.94
नसीरnasira2.94
कामरkamara2.94
खैराkhaira2.94
काशिमरkasimara2.94
Kashmir in the Bengali language
কাশ্মীরkasmira50
কাশ্মিরkasmira50
Kashmir in the Russian language
Кашмирkasmir-

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