Kasmi Surname

16,346th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,998 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Morocco

Kasmi Surname User-submission:

The Kissami family descends from Yahya III, eighth ruler of the Idrisid dynasty and grandson of Idris II, who inherited the Beni Snassen region upon the death of his father, Qasim ibn Idris. The latter was the grandson of Idris I of Morocco and the great-grandson of Hasan ibn Ali, who was the grandson of Muhammad.

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Kasmi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria14,4201:2,679339
Morocco13,2231:2,607209
France1,2941:51,3316,740
Indonesia1,2521:105,63010,834
Albania1,0561:2,760487
Spain8481:55,1325,090
India7631:1,005,32842,390
Belgium3911:29,4034,739
Netherlands1411:119,76718,833
Malaysia1041:283,59815,672
England671:831,61344,286
North Macedonia591:35,6184,170
Pakistan521:3,435,45926,277
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Tunisia511:11,9731,977
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Greece171:651,75273,285
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Montenegro91:71,0633,870
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Nepal61:4,746,82612,065
Norway61:857,04855,549
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

The alternate forms: Kâsmi (1) are calculated separately.

Kasmi (38,955) may also be a first name.

Kasmi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kissami family descends from Yahya III, eighth ruler of the Idrisid dynasty and grandson of Idris II, who inherited the Beni Snassen region upon the death of his father, Qasim ibn Idris. The latter was the grandson of Idris I of Morocco and the great-grandson of Hasan ibn Ali, who was the grandson of Muhammad.The Kissami patronym is derived from the possessive term qāsimi (descendants or followers of Qāsim), the latter of which comes from the Arabic verb "qassama" meaning to divide or to distribute, and into the doer from "qāsim" meaning one who divides goods among his people.

- anonymous submission

The Kissami patronym is derived from the Arabic possessive term قاسمي (qāsimi, "descendants or followers of Qāsim"), the latter of which comes from the Arabic verb قسم (qassama) meaning to divide or to distribute, and into the doer from قاسم (qāsim) meaning one who divides goods among his people.

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Kasmi Last Name Facts

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

Kasmi (Bengali: কসমি, Hindi: कासमी, Marathi: कासमी, Oriya: କସି, Russian: Касми) is more frequently found in Algeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Kâsmi. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kasmi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 16,346th most frequently held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 214,352 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Kasmi live; 82 percent live in North Africa and 81 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 22,705th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 38,955 people.

The last name Kasmi is most common in Algeria, where it is carried by 14,420 people, or 1 in 2,679. In Algeria it is most common in: El Oued Province, where 12 percent live, Constantine Province, where 7 percent live and Béjaïa Province, where 7 percent live. Other than Algeria this surname occurs in 51 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 39 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.

Kasmi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kasmi last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kasmi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 36.18% less than the national average, earning 220,870 kr per year; in United States they earn 16.9% more than the national average, earning $50,441 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.09% less than the national average, earning $35,728 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kâsmi931/
Kassmi91944/
Kasëmi91311/
Kashmi91219/
Kasmai91122/
Kasmui91105/
Khasmi9160/
Kasmie913/
Kaasmi912/
Kasmii912/
Kausmi911/
Kasmmi911/
Kaszmi911/
Kasçmi911/
Kasmieh8316/
Khashmi8315/
Kashmai837/
Kashmio833/
Kasmich832/
Kashmid832/
Kaushmi831/
Kassmui831/
Kazmi8061,909/
Qasmi805,769/
Kajmi803,189/
Kasma802,036/
Kasmy80505/
Casmi80214/
Kacmi80142/
Kasme80121/
Kosmi8049/
Kesmi8024/
Kassmieh775/
Kaussmai771/
Kaisma73388/
Qashmi73210/
Quasmi73200/
Keshmi73161/
Kosmyi73110/
Khazmi7350/
Kaasma7341/
Kasmaj7336/
Kazmie7332/
Kashma7331/
Qassmi7324/
Kuismi7322/
Kazmei7319/
Koosmi7317/
Kaisme7314/
Khajmi7312/
Kasmee7312/
Khasma7311/
Casmai7311/
Kazmai7311/
Kazzmi739/
Kassme739/
Kosmij738/
Kashme736/
Kazmmi736/
Casmui735/
Koesmi735/
Kazmii735/
Kajmis735/
Kousmi735/
Casmie735/
Kashmy735/
Koshmi734/
Kaazmi734/
Casmit733/
Kazmoi733/
Kazhmi733/
Kosmiy732/
Kazmit732/
Kasmeh732/
Kazmio732/
Kadjmi732/
Kassmy732/
Kausma731/
Kaajmi731/
Qaasmi731/
Qasmei731/
Khosmi731/
Kazımi731/
Kesmai731/
Karzmi731/
Khasme731/
Kajmiz731/
Kaizmi731/
Kosmai731/
Kosmie731/
Qasmai731/
Qasmoi731/
Qaszmi731/
Kasmea731/
Kessmi731/
Qasmis731/
Qasmit731/
Kasımay67281/
Quashmi6796/
Kashmeh6786/
Kaizemi6768/
Kasmaya6766/
Qasmieh6744/
Kazsmer6730/
Kasëmaj6730/
Khoshmi6729/
Kasmaja6717/
Kazsmér679/
Kosmiej675/
Kashmma674/
Khashma674/
Khajhmi673/
Kashmay672/
Kaishma671/
Khasmeh671/
Kasmmer671/
Kosmish671/
Kajmish671/
Kaazmii671/
Kooshmi671/
Kazmaid670/
Kausmer670/

Kasmi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kasmi in the Hindi language
कासमीkasami88.23
कसमीkasami3.87
कासमिkasami3.13
कास्मीkasmi2.83
कस्मीkasmi0.75
कसमिkasami0.3
क़ासमीqasami0.15
काश्मीkasmi0.15
काश्मिkasmi0.15
कास्मिkasmi0.15
काशमीkasami0.15
Kasmi in the Marathi language
कासमीkasami60.87
कासिमkasima17.39
काझमीkajhami8.7
यासमीनyasamina8.7
कासीमkasima4.35
Kasmi in the Bengali language
কসমিkasami57.14
কস্মীkasmi21.43
কসমীkasami14.29
কশ্মীkasmi7.14
Kasmi in the Oriya language
କସିkasi25
କାସୀkasi25
କାସିkasi25
କଶିରkasira12.5
କାଶିkasi12.5
Kasmi in the Russian language
Касмиkasmi-

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