Kaf Surname

80,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,044 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Kaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan2,6441:3,344680
Morocco1,0561:32,6485,235
Algeria8841:43,7017,710
Egypt8241:111,5739,244
Indonesia2561:516,59842,062
Iran1141:673,53135,891
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Turkey421:1,852,89166,380
Pakistan271:6,616,44038,275
India221:34,866,608408,224
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Kaf (548) may also be a first name.

Kaf Last Name Facts

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

Kaf (Arabic: كف, Russian: Каф) is held by more people in Jordan than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaf? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 80,551st most frequently held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,205,749 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 52 percent of Kaf live; 46 percent live in North Africa and 44 percent live in Levant. Kaf is also the 359,856th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 548 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Jordan, where it is held by 2,644 people, or 1 in 3,344. In Jordan Kaf is most common in: Amman Governorate, where 48 percent reside, Mafraq Governorate, where 23 percent reside and Madaba Governorate, where 20 percent reside. Aside from Jordan it occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 17 percent reside and Algeria, where 15 percent reside.

Kaf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kaf are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Kaf earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 46.76% less than the national average, earning $22,971 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaif864,164/
Kafe863,092/
Kauf862,020/
Kaff86910/
Kaaf86504/
Khaf86412/
Kahf8677/
Kafh8672/
Kapf8659/
Kavf8614/
Keaf8611/
Kayf869/
Gkaf864/
Kafs862/
Kazf861/
Kkaf861/
Khaif751,191/
Kaffe75551/
Kauff75532/
Khavf75162/
Kaife7590/
Kaipf7564/
Khafe7557/
Kapff7556/
Khauf7542/
Khayf7537/
Kahaf7522/
Kaaaf7521/
Khaaf758/
Kasfe757/
Kaafe755/
Khaff754/
Khafh754/
Kaufe753/
Kafsh753/
Kapfe752/
Kahfe752/
Keaft752/
Keafe752/
Khasf751/
Khaft751/
Hkafe751/
Kafhh751/
Kadfe751/
Kajfe751/
Kayfe751/
Kaiff751/
Kaaif751/
Keaff750/
Kaufs750/
Kaupf750/
Kauhf750/
Kaafh750/
Keapf750/
Kauft750/
Kaw675,006/
Kav673,193/
Caf671,674/
Kof67687/
Qaf67300/
Kafowa6727/
Kafova6719/
Khafsh674/
Khaife672/
Kaaftt671/
Keaufe671/
Kauouf671/
Kaifeh671/
Kachfe671/
Kahaif671/
Khaufe671/
Kashfh671/
Kaashf671/
Kaaffe670/
Keaffe670/

Kaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaf in the Russian language
Кафkaf-
Kaf in the Arabic language
كفkf-

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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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  • 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 Kaf
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