Claf Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Claf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Claf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan511:630,4557,258
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Claf (27) may also be a first name.

Claf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Claf is borne by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Claf? popularity and diffusion

The last name Claf is the 2,689,253rd most widely held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. Claf is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Claf reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Claf is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently used first name on earth, held by 27 people.

The last name is most frequent in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 630,455. In Afghanistan it is mostly found in: Paktika, where 73 percent live, Helmand, where 6 percent live and Paktia, where 6 percent live. Other than Afghanistan this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Claff89126/
Cleaf8913/
Sclaf892/
Clapf891/
Clauf891/
Claft890/
Schlaf80746/
Clauff8030/
Chlaif804/
Chlaaf801/
Cliaff801/
Cleafe801/
Claffe800/
Claw75525/
Klaf7577/
Clav7557/
Clab7511/
Slaf757/
Šlaf754/
Zlaf752/
Clof751/
Xlaf751/
Chellaf731,053/
Schlaff73474/
Schlauf7347/
Schleaf732/
Chlaiff731/
Schlaif731/
Schlaaf731/
Schlapf730/
Khlaf671,195/
Clauw67929/
Klaff67653/
Klaft67280/
Klapf67247/
Slaff67197/
Šlauf67132/
Shlaf6783/
Slaaf6764/
Clowa6759/
Cloff6751/
Slauf6751/
Tslaf6743/
Klaif6740/
Klafs6739/
Clova6736/
Cloof6735/
Cloft6729/
Chlav6719/
Chlab6715/
Schlaaff6713/
Cleof679/
Claib679/
Klauf678/
Clofe676/
Clayb676/
Klaaf676/
Claub674/
Kllaf674/
Szlaf673/
Cloyf672/
Klafe672/
Clavs672/
Šlajf672/
Claiv671/
Kleaf671/
Clopf671/
Zlaff671/
Schlafhe671/
Slavf671/
Qclab671/
Cslaw671/
Slajf671/
Slahf671/
Cleuf671/
Klhaf671/
Cleav671/
Clouf671/
Sleaf671/
Slapf671/
Clayw670/
Cleif670/
Sclaw670/
Clawh670/
Klayf670/
Cleab670/

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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 Claf
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