Kazmi Surname
Approximately 61,909 people bear this surname
Kazmi Surname User-submission:
Kazmi are descendant of prophet Muhammad and known as syeds. The word, kazmi, derives from the second name of the 7th great-grandson of the prophet Muhammad, named Musa Kazim (Musa Kadham). Kazmi syeds are also surnamed as Moosavi, Musavi or Moosvi in Arab countries derive from the first name of Musa of Musa Kazim.
Read More About This SurnameKazmi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 48,658 | 1:3,671 | 398 |
| India | 2,686 | 1:285,579 | 16,221 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,624 | 1:11,759 | 1,629 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2,054 | 1:4,461 | 560 |
| United States | 1,621 | 1:223,602 | 21,644 |
| England | 1,289 | 1:43,226 | 5,499 |
| Bangladesh | 721 | 1:221,022 | 7,250 |
| Canada | 491 | 1:75,042 | 8,471 |
| Oman | 417 | 1:8,844 | 1,219 |
| Kuwait | 386 | 1:9,846 | 1,349 |
| Qatar | 197 | 1:11,970 | 1,310 |
| Thailand | 83 | 1:851,064 | 135,450 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Norway | 62 | 1:82,940 | 11,515 |
| Australia | 56 | 1:482,066 | 36,890 |
| Netherlands | 51 | 1:331,121 | 38,060 |
| Scotland | 38 | 1:140,890 | 8,524 |
| Sweden | 33 | 1:298,387 | 20,789 |
| Denmark | 30 | 1:188,157 | 15,676 |
| Afghanistan | 25 | 1:1,286,127 | 11,103 |
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| Belgium | 24 | 1:479,027 | 47,365 |
| Germany | 22 | 1:3,659,339 | 158,771 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Iran | 18 | 1:4,265,696 | 111,937 |
| China | 18 | 1:75,962,309 | 4,162 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Libya | 16 | 1:390,248 | 1,390 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Kosovo | 10 | 1:186,187 | 7,122 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
The alternate forms: Kazmí (1) are calculated separately.
Kazmi (384) may also be a first name.
Kazmi Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Kazmi are descendant of prophet Muhammad and known as syeds. The word, kazmi, derives from the second name of the 7th great-grandson of the prophet Muhammad, named Musa Kazim (Musa Kadham). Kazmi syeds are also surnamed as Moosavi, Musavi or Moosvi in Arab countries derive from the first name of Musa of Musa Kazim. So if some one is surnamed as Moosvi or Kazmi they are descendant of the same lineage.
In Pakistan someone surnamed as Mashhadi and is syed also belong to the same lineage as it refers to Mashhad city where their ancestors moved to from Arab.
- kazmiKazmi Demographics
Average Male Kazmi Height
175.72 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kazmi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kazmi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kazmi (Arabic: الكاظمي, Hindi: काजमी, Marathi: काझमी, Oriya: କାଜମି, Russian: Казьми) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Kazmí. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kazmi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kazmi is the 9,156th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 117,714 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Kazmi live; 84 percent live in South Asia and 81 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 442,333rd most commonly used given name at a global level, borne by 384 people.
This surname is most common in Pakistan, where it is borne by 48,658 people, or 1 in 3,671. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 37 percent reside, Sindh, where 25 percent reside and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 22 percent reside. Excluding Pakistan this last name is found in 65 countries. It is also found in India, where 4 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 4 percent reside.
Kazmi Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kazmi last name are 10.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57% being registered with the party.
The amount Kazmi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.7% less than the national average, earning 298,667 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 43.55% less than the national average, earning R 134,136 per year; in United States they earn 27.39% more than the national average, earning $54,966 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.72% more than the national average, earning $54,014 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kazmi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kazmi in the Oriya language | ||
| କାଜମି | kajami | - |
| Kazmi in the Marathi language | ||
| काझमी | kajhami | 77.12 |
| काजमी | kajami | 20.3 |
| काज़मी | kazami | 1.48 |
| काशमी | kasami | 0.74 |
| काज़िम | kazima | 0.37 |
| Kazmi in the Hindi language | ||
| काजमी | kajami | 63 |
| काज़मी | kazami | 31.9 |
| काज़मी | kazami | 2.95 |
| काजमी़ | kajami | 0.27 |
| काज्मी | kajmi | 0.27 |
| काजी | kaji | 0.27 |
| क़ाज़मी | qazami | 0.27 |
| काजिमी | kajimi | 0.27 |
| क़ाजमी | qajami | 0.27 |
| काज़्मी | kazmi | 0.27 |
| कजमी | kajami | 0.27 |
| Kazmi in the Russian language | ||
| Казьми | kazmi | - |
| Kazmi in the Arabic language | ||
| الكاظمي | alkazmy | - |
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