Calafeh Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

Calafeh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Calafeh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria221:877,3196,367
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436

Calafeh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Calafeh is more frequently found in Syria than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Calafeh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Calafeh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,730,171st most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Calafeh are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 82 percent are found in Levant.

The surname Calafeh is most commonly held in Syria, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 877,319. In Syria Calafeh is mostly found in: Homs Governorate, where 100 percent reside. Other than Syria Calafeh occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 18 percent reside and Lebanon, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Calafe9221/
Calafet8612/
Salafeh865/
Calafez861/
Chalafe861/
Khalafeh801,854/
Kallafeh8013/
Calefe77395/
Calafi7757/
Calafa7742/
Qalafe7724/
Salafe7720/
Zalafe7714/
Kalafe779/
Jalafe776/
Calafí772/
Calofe771/
Calafé771/
Khalaifeh7519/
Khalafieh756/
Khaleafeh751/
Khaliafeh751/
Khalafe71205/
Callafa7170/
Caleffe7155/
Kalafer7132/
Calofer7127/
Callefe7120/
Zalafie7112/
Salafie719/
Kalafet718/
Chalafi717/
Salafee716/
Salafey716/
Kalaveh712/
Calafio712/
Salaufe711/
Jalafer711/
Calefee711/
Kalaffe711/
Calaffi711/
Calaffa711/
Kalafei711/
Salafea711/
Callofe711/
Jalafey711/
Chalaphy6771/
Khalafih6763/
Caleffie6728/
Khalefeh6716/
Collaefe677/
Gqealafe671/
Khallafe671/
Zallafer671/
Khalafha671/
Sallafie671/
Callaffi671/
Caliaffa671/

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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 Calafeh
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