Caftan Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Caftan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 34 | 1:104,746 | 12,442 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
Caftan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Caftan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Caftan is found in Moldova more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Caftan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,909,720th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Caftan are found; 78 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 78 percent are found in Romanian Europe.
The last name Caftan is most prevalent in Moldova, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 104,746. In Moldova it is most common in: Căușeni District, where 41 percent live, Ștefan Vodă District, where 29 percent live and Chișinău Municipality, where 24 percent live. Beside Moldova Caftan occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 22 percent live and Romania, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaftain | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kaftan | 83 | 5,710 | / |
| Saftan | 83 | 83 | / |
| Qaftan | 83 | 10 | / |
| Cafton | 83 | 7 | / |
| Jaftan | 83 | 3 | / |
| Cabtan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zaftan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Cawtan | 83 | 0 | / |
| Caftanova | 80 | 2 | / |
| Saftain | 77 | 206 | / |
| Cawthan | 77 | 105 | / |
| Chafton | 77 | 77 | / |
| Saftaan | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kafthan | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kaftain | 77 | 2 | / |
| Zaftanh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jafthan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cabtain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Katftan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Scafton | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saiftan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saftean | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chaufton | 71 | 24 | / |
| Cabtahan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaftoun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qabtan | 67 | 519 | / |
| Kaftanova | 67 | 431 | / |
| Kafton | 67 | 313 | / |
| Cowtan | 67 | 211 | / |
| Kaftanová | 67 | 161 | / |
| Cawton | 67 | 76 | / |
| Koftan | 67 | 63 | / |
| Joftan | 67 | 32 | / |
| Safton | 67 | 26 | / |
| Keftan | 67 | 20 | / |
| Zafton | 67 | 13 | / |
| Cofton | 67 | 13 | / |
| Jaftam | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zaftanova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kawtan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sawtan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cobtan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Softan | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Caftan
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