Caferoğlu Surname

296,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Caferoğlu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Caferoğlu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,2641:61,5685,880
Northern Cyprus211:15,1913,865

The alternate forms: Caferoglu (12) are calculated separately.

Caferoğlu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Caferoğlu is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Caferoglu. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Caferoğlu? popularity and diffusion

Caferoğlu is the 296,768th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,671,242 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Caferoğlu reside; 84 percent reside in West Asia and 84 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

It is most numerous in Turkey, where it is held by 1,264 people, or 1 in 61,568. In Turkey Caferoğlu is most prevalent in: Ankara Province, where 22 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 17 percent live and Cankiri Province, where 7 percent live. Beside Turkey this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Caferoglu9612/
Cağferoğlu9568/
Zaferoğlu89111/
Cafaroğlu892/
Gaferoglu7810/
Cafaroglu784/
Gafuroğlu781/
Gafaroğlu781/
Kaferoglou742/
Gafuroglu67119/
Kafaroglu6739/
Kufuroğlu6727/
Cufuroglu6713/
Gafaroglu673/
Zaferaloo561/
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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 Caferoğlu
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