Kafai Surname

352,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,033 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Kafai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran8641:88,8698,946
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Liberia151:293,90216,977
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
England121:4,643,172139,951
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

The alternate forms: Kafaï (2) are calculated separately.

Kafai (130) may also be a first name.

Kafai Last Name Facts

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

Kafai (Hindi: कफै) is carried by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Kafaï. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafai? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kafai is the 352,668th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,054,740 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Kafai live; 84 percent live in South Asia and 84 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Kafai is also the 814,623rd most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 130 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Iran, where it is held by 864 people, or 1 in 88,869. In Iran it is primarily found in: Tehran Province, where 36 percent reside, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 10 percent reside and Bushehr Province, where 10 percent reside. Besides Iran it exists in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.

Kafai Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kafai last name are 26.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kafai earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 20.03% more than the national average, earning $51,792 USD per year and in Canada they earn 91.45% more than the national average, earning $95,120 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kafaï932/
Khafai91413/
Kaifai91262/
Kafaie91199/
Kaffai91142/
Kafayi9135/
Kafaji9130/
Kafaii9126/
Kafaia9113/
Kaefai915/
Kafaai911/
Kafaiy911/
Kafais911/
Kafi8973,237/
Kafa896,097/
Khafaji835,569/
Khafaie83460/
Kaewfai83155/
Kaffaie838/
Keawfai835/
Khatfai834/
Kaffaji831/
Khafaia831/
Keafaia831/
Khafaii831/
Kafaiet831/
Khaufai831/
Kahfi805,122/
Khafi804,389/
Kafui804,247/
Kaffi803,454/
Kaifa801,574/
Kaifi801,525/
Kaffa801,092/
Kaafi80924/
Kaufa80870/
Kafoa80766/
Kafih80525/
Kafie80411/
Kaafa80195/
Khafa80194/
Kafoi80138/
Kafaa80123/
Kafah8096/
Kafap8057/
Kkafa8056/
Kafay8054/
Kafei8050/
Kafiy8047/
Kafau8046/
Kofai8043/
Kaefa8039/
Kafea8035/
Kaufi8034/
Kafad8020/
Kafii8015/
Kafio8013/
Kayfi8010/
Kafij808/
Kafae805/
Kahfa804/
Kefai804/
Kafhi803/
Keafi803/
Kapfa803/
Cafai802/
Gkafa802/
Kafga802/
Qafai802/
Kaefi801/
Keafa801/
Kajfa801/
Kajfi801/
Kafaj801/
Kgafa801/
Kazfi801/
Khaffaji77175/
Khafaieh7712/
Khafagie771/
Khaefi73602/
Kafaya73311/
Kafiya73260/
Kaffah73231/
Kaffie73179/
Kafuji73167/
Khaifa73159/
Kaffoi73148/
Kafuya73129/
Qafaie73109/
Kafieh7380/
Kafayo7370/
Kafawe7368/
Kafaju7357/
Cafait7351/
Khahfi7349/
Kafeja7348/
Kaifah7344/
Cafaia7338/
Kafoya7335/
Kafiyi7334/
Kaiffa7332/
Kafiye7330/
Kahfie7329/
Kaifei7328/
Kkafas7327/
Kafoyi7327/
Kaffei7325/
Kajfas7322/
Kasfas7321/
Kafuyi7321/
Koffai7320/
Kajfis7320/
Kaafah7319/
Khaffi7319/
Khaafi7319/
Khafah7319/
Kaufid7317/
Kahafa7314/
Kafaje7314/
Khafei7314/
Khaefa7312/
Kafeya7312/
Khaufa7312/
Kaffhi7311/
Kafaja7311/
Kachfi7311/
Kafaye7311/
Keawfa7311/
Kaffih739/
Khayfa739/
Kaifat739/
Kafeyi738/
Khaufi737/
Kefaia737/
Kafeia737/
Khayfi736/
Khasfi736/
Khafih735/
Kayfui735/
Kofayi735/
Khafiy734/
Koofai734/
Kahafi734/
Kaafas734/
Kafeji734/
Koufai734/
Gkafas734/
Kaewfa734/
Kaipfa733/
Cafaiz733/
Kaffis733/
Kaphai732/
Kahfay732/
Kafija732/
Qafais732/
Kafoie732/
Khafaj732/
Kofaie732/
Kahavi731/
Kayfay731/
Kaufat731/
Kaufui731/
Kaupfi731/
Keafay731/
Kahffi731/
Kaifea731/
Kaifhi731/
Kajjfi731/
Kafeih731/
Khafay731/
Khafij731/
Kapfap731/
Qafait731/
Kaffio731/
Khaffa731/
Kahfas731/
Cahfai731/
Kaffoa731/
Kafayu731/
Kafiyo731/
Kaaffa731/
Kafaus731/
Khafae731/
Khafha731/
Kauffi731/
Kahsfa731/
Kaeffi731/
Kafaha731/
Kafoha731/
Kaafis731/
Kodfai731/
Kafeie731/
Kaefie731/
Keafoi731/
Kafays731/
Kawfoi731/
Kefayi731/
Kafeij731/
Kafiie731/
Khofai731/
Khatfa731/
Khawfa731/
Kaffga730/
Keafie730/
Kofi6766,739/
Kofa675,786/
Kefi674,674/
Kefa674,530/
Kafe673,092/
Kafy671,320/
Qafa671,156/
Khafaja671,139/
Cafi67884/
Cafa67879/
Kajfasz67512/
Cafaggi67389/
Kaffash67183/
Khachfi67181/
Kafiyah67128/
Khaefoi67107/
Kayfish67104/
Kaifuji67103/
Kafashh6739/
Khaifah6732/
Khafish6730/
Qafi6720/
Khafieh6717/
Kaaffah6716/
Kéfi6715/
Kaufeis6714/
Khafahh6713/
Khafajy6710/
Kaffeya6710/
Keaphai678/
Khofaji676/
Kafhash676/
Kafiyoe675/
Kafé675/
Khafach675/
Kaewfah675/
Khafaje674/
Kaiphai674/
Kaewfay674/
Kaffass674/
Kaffeah673/
Kaifasz673/
Khaphai673/
Khayfah673/
Kaifiya672/
Kaiffah672/
Khashfi672/
Kafyyat672/
Kavaiah671/
Katfasz671/
Kaifeya671/
Kaaiphi671/
Khafaya671/
Khaffid671/
Kapfaya671/
Kafffie671/
Kafeyah671/
Kahfass671/
Kèfi671/
Kafajos671/
Khafaye671/
Kashfih671/
Kayfasz671/
Kahaphi671/
Kafè671/
Kafachh671/
Kaffuja671/
Kafouya671/
Kkasfas671/
Koffayi671/
Kafayah671/
Kafejis671/
Kahfatt671/
Kafuyah671/
Khafeja671/
Khafiye671/
Cahafai671/
Khassfa671/
Khafadh671/
Khoufai671/
Kaphayi671/
Kafayut671/

Kafai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kafai in the Hindi language
कफैkaphai-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kafai
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