Kasr Surname

359,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,009 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

Kasr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kasr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria7861:24,5561,696
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
India51:153,413,076951,030
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Kasr (1,529) may also be a first name.

Kasr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kasr (Arabic: كسر, Hindi: कासर, Marathi: कासार, Oriya: କଶର, Russian: Каср) is carried by more people in Syria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kasr click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kasr? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 359,182nd most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,222,543 people. The surname Kasr is primarily found in Asia, where 80 percent of Kasr reside; 79 percent reside in West Asia and 78 percent reside in Levant. Kasr is also the 198,393rd most commonly occurring given name worldwide, held by 1,529 people.

Kasr is most frequently occurring in Syria, where it is carried by 786 people, or 1 in 24,556. In Syria Kasr is most prevalent in: Hama Governorate, where 85 percent live, Homs Governorate, where 14 percent live and Damascus Governorate, where 1 percent live. Aside from Syria this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 18 percent live and Venezuela, where 1 percent live.

Kasr Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kasr surname is predominantly Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kausr891,351/
Kaisr89192/
Kashr89184/
Khasr899/
Kassr896/
Kaesr892/
Kaysr891/
Kahsr891/
Keasr891/
Kaushr80502/
Kaishr8028/
Khashr801/
Kheasr801/
Kaeshr801/
Kayshr801/
Qasr75598/
Kosr7598/
Kacr7561/
Kesr7532/
Kajr7528/
Casr755/
Kösr751/
Kazr751/
Kaseher737/
Khausrd731/
Kaaishr731/
Kaschjr731/
Kajzr6787/
Kaisrová6784/
Kousr6783/
Keshr6749/
Kaizr6748/
Qaisr6734/
Kaujr6730/
Kotsr6727/
Koshr6725/
Khajr6719/
Khazr6710/
Kossr677/
Ceasr675/
Cascr674/
Keesr673/
Kaustchr673/
Kaisrova672/
Qashr672/
Kcazr671/
Keisr671/
Kaczr671/
Kaezr671/
Khosr671/
Kosrr671/
Kacır671/
Kausrová671/
Kasehere671/
Kosrz671/
Qausr671/
Kesrh671/
Casrr670/

Kasr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kasr in the Oriya language
କଶରkasara-
Kasr in the Hindi language
कासरkasara71.43
कसर्kasar28.57
Kasr in the Marathi language
कासारkasara50
कासरkasara50
Kasr in the Russian language
Касрkasr-
Kasr in the Arabic language
كسرksr-

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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 Kasr
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