Kazemi Surname

2,343rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234,361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Kazemi Surname User-submission:

Kazemi (کاظمی) is an Iranian surname, which comes from the name Kazem and the suffix -i, which means 'being of', 'from', or 'related to'. It indicates patrimonial descent from a man named Kazem.

Kazemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran230,5501:33325
United States1,2941:280,10726,126
Canada4641:79,4098,889
Afghanistan4391:73,2422,174
Sweden2181:45,1693,548
Germany1851:435,16539,058
England1791:311,27423,420
Yemen1091:242,4349,142
Netherlands1031:163,95324,033
Australia1011:267,28424,253
United Arab Emirates851:107,7919,280
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Romania541:371,81231,284
Belgium431:267,36432,244
Austria421:202,74825,305
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Norway291:177,32021,035
Denmark261:217,10417,438
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
India241:31,961,058386,265
France231:2,887,944200,772
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Israel171:503,39037,521
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Turkey121:6,485,118119,359
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Palestine101:454,88512,564
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Wales91:343,83718,086
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
China61:227,886,92811,701
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

The alternate forms: Kazémi (2) are calculated separately.

Kazemi (6,825) may also be a first name.

Kazemi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kazemi (کاظمی) is an Iranian surname, which comes from the name Kazem and the suffix -i, which means 'being of', 'from', or 'related to'. It indicates patrimonial descent from a man named Kazem.

- cazimi

Kazemi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kazemi (Arabic: كاظمي, Russian: Каземи) is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Kazémi. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kazemi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kazemi is the 2,343rd most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 31,095 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kazemi reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 78,888th most common forename in the world, borne by 6,825 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is carried by 230,550 people, or 1 in 333. In Iran Kazemi is most common in: Tehran Province, where 18 percent reside, Isfahan Province, where 13 percent reside and Fars Province, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Iran this last name occurs in 73 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Kazemi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kazemi are 1.92% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.31% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kazemi earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 10.79% less than the national average, earning 308,749 kr per year; in United States they earn 36.12% more than the national average, earning $58,735 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.55% more than the national average, earning $58,400 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kazémi942/
Kauzemi92285/
Kaizemi9268/
Kazemai9233/
Kazemie9222/
Khazemi9220/
Kazeemi927/
Kazzemi923/
Kaazemi923/
Kazemii923/
Kazemmi921/
Kazaemi921/
Kazemei921/
Kazemih921/
Kazemiy921/
Kazemieh8639/
Khazaemi861/
Kacemi839,893/
Kazami834,464/
Kazimi831,818/
Kasemi83976/
Kazema83239/
Kajemi83165/
Kazemy8331/
Kazeme8327/
Kozemi832/
Qazemi832/
Kazomi832/
Kazımi831/
Kezemi831/
Khazami77795/
Khazimi7771/
Khasemi7745/
Kazemee7724/
Kachemi7722/
Kazimie7713/
Kasemai7710/
Katzami779/
Kazeema778/
Kozeami776/
Katsemi775/
Kajzami773/
Khazema772/
Kazemeh772/
Kazemey772/
Kazamai771/
Kazamei771/
Kazimis771/
Khagemi771/
Khezemi771/
Kaseemi771/
Kazaimi771/
Kazemys771/
Kazimoi771/
Kazamie771/
Kazammi771/
Karzimi771/
Kahzami771/
Kajemmi771/
Gkazami771/
Kazemmy771/
Kkacemi771/
Kacemmi771/
Kasemmi771/
Kaesemi771/
Kadzimi771/
Kazuimi771/
Kazamui771/
Khadzami7129/
Khazaimi7121/
Katsemai7110/
Kazemets718/
Khazeema718/
Kasemmai714/
Kazammih714/
Khachemi712/
Kazimich711/
Khaizami711/
Kazamieh711/
Katsemis711/
Khayzami711/
Khadzimi711/
Kasemith710/
Kacimi6720,535/
Qasemi6714,058/
Kasimi673,840/
Kasami673,003/
Kazima671,680/
Kasomi671,614/
Kaseme671,514/
Kazame671,365/
Qazimi67847/
Kosami67264/
Kajimi6795/
Kesemi6786/
Khazimieh6775/
Cazimi6763/
Kozimi6725/
Kazime6724/
Qazami6724/
Kosemi6724/
Kageme6718/
Qacemi6712/
Cazema6710/
Kazyma678/
Kesimi678/
Kazymy678/
Kagimi674/
Kazimy673/
Cacemi672/
Cazami672/
Kaceme672/
Kazome672/
Kesami672/
Khadzhimi671/
Kezeme671/
Kajeme671/
Kajemj671/
Casemi671/
Kozema671/
Kazamy671/
Kezimi671/
Kacema671/
Khazaimie671/
Kazamj671/

Kazemi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kazemi in the Russian language
Каземиkazemi-
Kazemi in the Arabic language
كاظميkazmy-

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