Kafain Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kafain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Kafain (15) may also be a first name.

Kafain Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kafain is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kafain click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafain? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Kafain is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Kafain live; 71 percent live in Central Africa and 71 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 15 people.

This last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 4,153,814. In Cameroon Kafain is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 80 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 14 percent are found and Yemen, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaffain921/
Kafan91447/
Kauffain860/
Kafine83193/
Kafane8349/
Kaffan8348/
Khafan8336/
Kafanh8311/
Kafant8310/
Kaifan834/
Kayfan833/
Kaufan833/
Kasfan833/
Kadfan832/
Kafein832/
Kawfan831/
Kafank831/
Kafhan831/
Kaifahina801/
Kaffine771,535/
Khatfan77169/
Kafeian7763/
Kafeyan7754/
Kafiyan7730/
Khaifan7728/
Kaufamn7710/
Kafandh778/
Kaewfan777/
Kaufann774/
Khafane774/
Kauffan772/
Kafeing772/
Kaffane772/
Kaufhan771/
Khafhan771/
Khazfan771/
Kafahan771/
Kafanne771/
Kafoyan771/
Kapfang771/
Cafasin771/
Kafujan771/
Keawfan771/
Kawfang771/
Kaufine770/
Kofan73681/
Qafan73322/
Kefan73128/
Cafan7312/
Kafanova71533/
Khaffane71453/
Kafaween7145/
Kafanová7124/
Khafeian7116/
Kaffeian718/
Khofatin718/
Kauffamn717/
Khafayan715/
Khaufane715/
Kaufhann713/
Kaufamnn713/
Khashfan712/
Kayfoian711/
Kashfanh711/
Keawfang711/
Kaufeing710/
Kauffand710/
Kofane67934/
Kafene67374/
Kopfan67358/
Kaphan67198/
Koufan67143/
Cafane6747/
Caifan6747/
Kaufeisen6743/
Khofan6730/
Kofein6729/
Kaffanová6728/
Keffan6721/
Keifan6715/
Kashfiyan6714/
Kaufam6710/
Kafhen678/
Kahvan677/
Qafane677/
Kafoun675/
Kadfam674/
Koffan674/
Qafaan673/
Qatfan673/
Kofaan672/
Kauffamnn672/
Kasfam672/
Kafynh672/
Koyfan671/
Kuifan671/
Caffan671/
Kayfam671/
Khefan671/
Khatfiyan671/
Kaffanova671/
Kofine671/
Kofahn671/
Qafand671/
Cafein671/
Cafine671/
Kafeun671/
Koofan671/
Kodfan671/
Cafhin670/
Kafeen670/
Kkaufeing670/

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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 Kafain
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