Kaşif Surname
Approximately 138 people bear this surname
Kaşif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 81 | 1:960,758 | 44,160 |
| Northern Cyprus | 56 | 1:5,697 | 1,197 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Kasif (2,208) are calculated separately.
Kaşif (1,844) may also be a first name.
Kaşif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaşif Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kaşif occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Kasif. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaşif? popularity and diffusion
Kaşif is the 1,511,557th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. The last name Kaşif occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Kaşif are found; 52 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 52 percent are found in East Thrace and Karpass. Kaşif is also the 177,593rd most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 1,844 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 960,758. In Turkey Kaşif is mostly concentrated in: Mersin Province, where 22 percent reside, Antalya Province, where 21 percent reside and Hatay Province, where 20 percent reside. Apart from Turkey this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 41 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kasif | 93 | 2,208 | / |
| Kacif | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kashif | 73 | 157,332 | / |
| Khasif | 73 | 987 | / |
| Kahsif | 73 | 174 | / |
| Kassif | 73 | 35 | / |
| Kasihf | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kausif | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kasjif | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kasaif | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kasife | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaciff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaisif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khassif | 67 | 171 | / |
| Khashif | 67 | 155 | / |
| Kaashif | 67 | 36 | / |
| Katsiff | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kashief | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kashaif | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kashiff | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kassiff | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kasshif | 67 | 7 | / |
| Khachif | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kahshif | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kaushif | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kashidf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kashhif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kashiof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kashifh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaseif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kasoihf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khasihf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khasief | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kkashif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hkashif | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kaşif
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