Cafel Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Cafel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cafel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France101:6,642,272293,169
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Cafel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cafel is found in France more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Cafel.

How Common Is The Last Name Cafel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Cafel is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Cafel reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in France, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 6,642,272. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Brittany, where 80 percent reside, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 10 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 10 percent reside. Excluding France this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Chile, where 7 percent reside.

Cafel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cafel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 73 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cafiel91367/
Caffel9167/
Chafel9142/
Cafeel911/
Caufel911/
Scafel911/
Cafael911/
Cafell910/
Cafelt910/
Caffell83283/
Chaffel8356/
Caffiel831/
Caufeld831/
Caufell831/
Caiffel831/
Causfel830/
Caepfel830/
Cawfell830/
Cawfelt830/
Caffelt830/
Kafel801,697/
Safel80323/
Cofel8017/
Jafel8011/
Qafel804/
Cafil800/
Cauffiel77164/
Cajfeldt7738/
Cauffeld771/
Cayffiel771/
Chauffel771/
Scaffell770/
Chaffell770/
Chapfell770/
Kafeel738,665/
Safiel731,061/
Coffel73841/
Saffel73497/
Chafil73493/
Zapfel73365/
Safeel73316/
Cofell73292/
Kaffel73180/
Kaifel73136/
Caifil73118/
Kaufel7371/
Jaffel7370/
Zafeel7351/
Saifel7335/
Zaufel7318/
Safell7317/
Jafeld7316/
Jafeel7313/
Kaefel7311/
Kafiel739/
Cofelt738/
Djafel738/
Qafeel737/
Safael736/
Cofiel736/
Cafill736/
Coufel734/
Zafelt733/
Kafehl733/
Chofel733/
Cofeld732/
Cosfel732/
Saafel732/
Safuel732/
Khafel732/
Cofeel731/
Scofel731/
Kayfel731/
Zeafel731/
Zafael731/
Zaafel731/
Qafael731/
Kafael731/
Cafild730/
Zaifel730/
Cowfel730/
Coffelt673,601/
Saffell671,930/
Choffel67863/
Coffell67548/
Cofiell67226/
Qafl67150/
Cosfeld67139/
Coffiel6791/
Djaffel6774/
Chafiol6755/
Kaufelt6753/
Jafl6747/
Kasfeld6730/
Kafl6725/
Kauffel6720/
Zaifeld6720/
Saifoel6719/
Cofl6719/
Kayfeld6716/
Kaffiel6716/
Safl6715/
Kaufell6710/
Zapffel676/
Khafeel674/
Tsapfel674/
Coffeld672/
Chhofel672/
Kaffell671/
Coffelp671/
Cohfeld671/
Zeapfel671/
Kadfelt671/
Zaëpfel671/
Quadfel671/
Choifel671/
Jaafeel671/
Caffild670/
Caufill670/
Chaphel670/
Saffiel670/
Kaffehl670/
Jadfeld670/
Covfell670/
Cofeeld670/
Scofell670/
Cowfelt670/
Caufild670/
Coofelt670/
Kawpfel670/
Kahfeld670/

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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 Cafel
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