Caafi Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Caafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
Caafi (199) may also be a first name.
Caafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Caafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Caafi is held by more people in Somalia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Caafi.
How Common Is The Last Name Caafi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Caafi is the 5,391,485th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Caafi are found; 77 percent are found in East Africa and 77 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. Caafi is also the 642,605th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 199 people.
This last name is most common in Somalia, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,494,673. Apart from Somalia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 15 percent are found and Fiji, where 8 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Caafi
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