Kasimu Surname

7,096th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79,976 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kasimu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Kasimu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria49,9741:3,545472
Tanzania18,5641:2,852395
DR Congo7,6071:9,7121,204
Kenya1,6641:27,7523,083
Malawi1,2551:13,6412,125
Uganda4601:84,8688,954
Zimbabwe1801:85,76812,456
Zambia811:195,67812,934
Indonesia761:1,740,121112,888
Papua New Guinea461:177,25524,620
United States141:25,889,924709,614
England101:5,571,806158,774
India91:85,229,487684,495
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Namibia61:401,56710,578
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Belize11:355,4743,977
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Kasimu (79,171) may also be a first name.

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Kasimu Demographics

Kasimu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 35 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Kasimu Last Name Facts

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

Kasimu (Hindi: कसीमू) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kasimu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,096th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 91,122 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kasimu reside; 62 percent reside in West Africa and 62 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 12,484th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 79,171 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 49,974 people, or 1 in 3,545. In Nigeria Kasimu is primarily found in: Sokoto, where 15 percent live, Zamfara, where 13 percent live and Nasarawa, where 12 percent live. Not including Nigeria it is found in 26 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 23 percent live and The DR Congo, where 10 percent live.

Kasimu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kasimu last name is primarily Christian (97%) in Kenya and Muslim (92%) in Nigeria.

Kasimu earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.75% more than the national average, earning $46,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kassimu9223,978/
Kashimu921,434/
Khasimu92791/
Kasimou9222/
Kasaimu9216/
Kaasimu928/
Kaisimu925/
Kasimui922/
Kasimuu922/
Kaseimu921/
Kasismu921/
Kaysimu921/
Kasihmu921/
Kausimu921/
Kkasimu921/
Kassimou862,645/
Khassimu86199/
Khashimu8696/
Kassimus862/
Khasimou861/
Kashimau861/
Kaisimou861/
Kasihmud861/
Kagimu833,930/
Kajimu831,010/
Kazimu83403/
Qasimu83143/
Kasemu8388/
Kosimu8357/
Casimu8311/
Kacimu832/
Kesimu832/
Kasssimou803/
Gkassimou801/
Kaissimou801/
Kassaimou801/
Kajjimu77333/
Kadzimu77256/
Cassimu77219/
Kaseemu77167/
Katsemu7797/
Kashemu7753/
Kajhimu7739/
Kaggimu7731/
Kazhimu7726/
Kadjimu7721/
Kazzimu776/
Keshimu775/
Kazimou773/
Quasimu771/
Kajimud771/
Kassemu771/
Kacuimu771/
Qaasimu771/
Kaseumu771/
Kassymu771/
Kasimoe771/
Qassimu771/
Cassimus71210/
Quasimus7133/
Kasheemu7121/
Katshemu7121/
Kassemou717/
Khachimu714/
Khaseemu712/
Cassimou712/
Keasemou711/
Qassimou711/
Kajhimus711/
Kossimou711/
Kazemu6762/
Kosemu6722/
Kagemu677/
Kajemu675/
Kesemu674/
Qosimu674/
Khasheemu673/
Keassemou672/
Quassimou671/
Casemu671/
Cacimu671/
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Kasimu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kasimu in the Hindi language
कसीमूkasimu41.67
कसीमुkasimu37.5
कासिमुkasimu8.33
कासिमkasima4.17
कासिमूkasimu4.17
कसीमkasima4.17

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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 Kasimu
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