Cafas Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Cafas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Cafas (22) may also be a first name.
Cafas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cafas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cafas has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cafas? popularity and diffusion
The surname Cafas is the 8,968,613th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Cafas are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 22 people.
The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Adamawa, where 50 percent live and Niger, where 50 percent live. Not including Nigeria Cafas occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 25 percent live and The Philippines, where 25 percent live.
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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 Cafas
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