Explore the Family Name Kashif

The meaning of Kashif

Muslim (Pakistani): occupational name from Arabic kāshif ‘supervisor; district chief’. Alternatively, it could be from the personal name Kāshif (from kāshif ‘opener, exhibitor’), used as another name for God.

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How common is the last name Kashif in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Kashif significantly increased between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname moved up from 140,756 in 2000 to 53,204 in 2010, indicating a positive change of 62.2%. The count, or number of people with this surname, also saw a significant increase from 109 in 2000 to 389 in 2010 - a jump of 256.88%. Furthermore, the proportion of the surname per 100k people rose by 225.0% during the same period, moving from 0.04 to 0.13.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#140,756	#53,204	62.2%
Count	109	389	256.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.04	0.13	225%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kashif

The ethnicity composition related to the surname Kashif also saw some shifts between 2000 and 2010 as revealed by the Decennial U.S. Census data. The largest ethnic identity associated with the name is Asian/Pacific Islander which grew from 44.04% in 2000 to 78.92% in 2010, a marked increase of 79.20%. In contrast, the proportion of individuals identifying as White decreased by around 40%, from 12.84% to 7.71%. Similarly, there was a notable decrease in the Black ethnic identity group, dropping from 29.36% to 11.31%, representing a decrease of 61.48%. The percentage of individuals with more than one race went down to zero, while those identifying as Hispanic or American Indian and Alaskan Native remained constant at 0% each decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	44.04%	78.92%	79.2%
Black	29.36%	11.31%	-61.48%
White	12.84%	7.71%	-39.95%
Two or More Races	12.84%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%