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.

Caferoğlu Surname Distribution Map

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

Caferoğlu has its highest incidence in Turkey. It may also occur as: Caferoglu. Click here for other potential spellings of Caferoğlu.

How Common Is The Last Name Caferoğlu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 296,768th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 5,671,242 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Caferoğlu are found; 84 percent are found in West Asia and 84 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

This last name is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is carried by 1,264 people, or 1 in 61,568. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Ankara Province, where 22 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 17 percent are found and Cankiri Province, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Turkey Caferoğlu is found in one country. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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