Kashmiri Surname

45,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,419 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Kashmiri Surname User-submission:

The Kashmiri surname denotes someone who came from the region of Kashmir.

Kashmiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran4,9081:15,6442,046
Pakistan3,6531:48,9032,024
Saudi Arabia1,3521:22,8223,209
India7861:975,91041,528
England2061:270,47621,309
Tanzania1271:416,86329,360
United States1121:3,236,240185,654
Afghanistan571:564,0916,800
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Jordan211:421,06812,361
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Israel101:855,76354,181
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Oman41:921,9937,313
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Kashmiri (21,184) may also be a first name.

Kashmiri Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kashmiri surname denotes someone who came from the region of Kashmir.

- haffman97

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

- khankashmiri

Kashmiri Last Name Facts

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

Kashmiri (Bengali: কাশ্মীরী, Hindi: कश्मीरी, Marathi: मीरी, Oriya: କାଶିରୀ) is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kashmiri click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kashmiri? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 45,444th most numerous family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 638,195 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Kashmiri reside; 82 percent reside in South Asia and 76 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Kashmiri is also the 36,222nd most frequent first name at a global level, held by 21,184 people.

It is most frequently used in Iran, where it is carried by 4,908 people, or 1 in 15,644. In Iran it is most numerous in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 33 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 18 percent are found and Fars Province, where 8 percent are found. Beside Iran it exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 32 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent are found.

Kashmiri Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kashmiri surname are 12.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.09% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kashmiri earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 2.74% more than the national average, earning $44,330 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.1% more than the national average, earning $63,644 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kashmiri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kashmiri in the Bengali language
কাশ্মীরীkasmiri-
Kashmiri in the Hindi language
कश्मीरीkasmiri94.68
कशमीरीkasamiri3.07
काश्मीरीkasmiri1.28
कश्मिरीkasmiri0.34
काशमीरीkasamiri0.22
काश्मिरीkasmiri0.07
कष्मीरीkasmiri0.06
कशमिरीkasamiri0.06
कश्मीरिkasmiri0.06
कश्मीराkasmira0.02
कश़्मीरीkasamiri0.02
काशमिरीkasamiri0.02
काश्मीरिkasmiri0.02
काश्मिरिkasmiri0.01
कशमीरी़kasamiri0.01
कसमीरीkasamiri0.01
कशमीरिkasamiri0.01
Kashmiri in the Marathi language
मीरीmiri83.71
काशिमरीkasimari10.1
काशमीरीkasamiri4.89
कािशिमरीkaisimari0.65
कशिमराkasimara0.33
कािशमरीkaisamari0.33
Kashmiri in the Oriya language
କାଶିରୀkasiri48
କାଶିରିkasiri32
କଶିରୀkasiri4
କାଶୀରିkasiri4
ଅୁକାଶିରୀaukasiri4
କାଶିରୀାଇଁkasiria'im4
କାଶୀରୀାଇଁkasiria'im4

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