Al Kaf Surname

1,136,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Al Kaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Kaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Al Kaf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Al Kaf is more commonly found in Saudi Arabia than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Kaf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,136,896th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,375,217 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Al Kaf live; 97 percent live in West Asia and 96 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

This surname is most common in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 199 people, or 1 in 155,054. Beside Saudi Arabia Al Kaf is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Tunisia, where 2 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Kaff92488/
Al Kaif926/
Al Kahf923/
Al Kaaf922/
Al Khaf921/
Al Kahaf861/
Al-Kaf83515/
Al Qaf8320/
Al Khafsh80827/
Al-Kaff771,092/
Al Qahf7786/
Al Kaab7747/
Al-Kaif776/
Al Kaib772/
Al Keaw771/
Al-Kahf771/
Al Qaif771/
Al Qaaf771/
Al Qafz771/
Al Qahaf717/
Al-Kashf711/
Al Qab67376/
Al-Qaf671/
Al Qahayf671/
Al-Qahf62453/
Al-Qafs622/
Al-Khab621/
Al Qaws621/
Al Koob621/
Al Quaib5795/
Al Qahab573/
Al-Qab503/

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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 Al Kaf
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