Kassaw Surname

24,254th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Kassaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kassaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia22,2151:4,391717
United States881:4,118,852221,730
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Kassaw (17,231) may also be a first name.

Kassaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kassaw is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kassaw.

How Common Is The Last Name Kassaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 24,254th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 326,620 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kassaw reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 42,136th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 17,231 people.

This last name is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 22,215 people, or 1 in 4,391. Other than Ethiopia this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Kassaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kassaw has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kassaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kassaw surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

Kassaw earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.93% less than the national average, earning $31,527 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kassawe923/
Kasssaw921/
Kasaw917,069/
Kasawe83459/
Kassaf83247/
Kassow83213/
Cassaw8385/
Kassav8320/
Kossaw8316/
Kashaw836/
Kasauw835/
Kasaaw832/
Kaisaw831/
Kadsaw831/
Kassabh772,483/
Khassaf77186/
Kassova7799/
Cassauw7742/
Kaussow7739/
Kashawe7725/
Kadshaw7711/
Kasaawe7710/
Kasahwe7710/
Khassab778/
Kassaab774/
Kassowa773/
Khashaw772/
Kaassab771/
Kahssab771/
Kossawe771/
Kassowe771/
Kaissab771/
Kassouw771/
Casshaw770/
Kesshaw770/
Cashsaw770/
Kasav73862/
Kasow73126/
Casaw7375/
Kasaf7329/
Kesaw7322/
Kosaw732/
Kaussova715/
Cashshaw713/
Kashshaf712/
Kahassaf711/
Kasabowa711/
Khashawe711/
Khasaf674,400/
Kasowa672,972/
Qassab671,707/
Kashaf671,187/
Kossow671,070/
Cassab671,034/
Kaszab67826/
Cashaw67569/
Kasova67385/
Kashav67270/
Keshaw67125/
Kassof67115/
Kashow6776/
Kassov6772/
Kasaph6765/
Keysaw6763/
Kessaf6745/
Kessow6745/
Kosawe6728/
Kasowe6725/
Cassow6717/
Kessav6715/
Katsav6714/
Katsaf6714/
Keesaw6710/
Khasow679/
Khazaw678/
Kaisav676/
Khasav676/
Kausav674/
Kasaif673/
Kasiaf673/
Kausaf673/
Casawe673/
Kossaf672/
Keasav671/
Kaisaf671/
Khashshav671/
Kasiav671/
Kasosf671/
Kasaub671/
Qashaw671/
Kesahw671/
Kossav671/
Kahsaf671/
Cossaw670/
Kahsow670/
Kousaw670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kassaw
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