Kasmiri Surname

285,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,344 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kasmiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kasmiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8751:60,5056,490
Indonesia3071:430,77936,125
Iran961:799,81840,023
India331:23,244,406321,547
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kasmiri (2,287) may also be a first name.

Kasmiri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kasmiri (Hindi: कस्मीरी, Marathi: कासमीरी, Oriya: କାଶିରୀ) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kasmiri? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kasmiri is the 285,960th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 5,422,281 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Kasmiri live; 65 percent live in East Africa and 65 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kasmiri is also the 155,952nd most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 2,287 people.

This surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 875 people, or 1 in 60,505. In Tanzania Kasmiri is mostly found in: Manyara Region, where 24 percent reside, Singida Region, where 21 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 23 percent reside and Iran, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kasmiri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kasmiri in the Marathi language
कासमीरीkasamiri75
मीरीmiri25
Kasmiri in the Hindi language
कस्मीरीkasmiri55.32
कश्मीरीkasmiri17.02
कसमीरीkasamiri10.64
कास्मीरीkasmiri6.38
कस्मिरीkasmiri6.38
कसमीरिkasamiri2.13
कसमिरीkasamiri2.13
Kasmiri in the Oriya language
କାଶିରୀkasiri25
କଶିରୀkasiri25
କସିରିkasiri12.5
କଶୀରୀkasiri12.5
କାସିରିkasiri12.5
କାସମିରୀkasamiri12.5

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kasmiri
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