Kafali Surname

107,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Kafali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey4,1511:18,7482,261
Greece731:151,77824,972
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
England151:3,714,537119,675
Northern Cyprus81:39,8767,494
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
France11:66,422,722504,397
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Kafali (27) may also be a first name.

Kafali Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kafali (Hindi: काफली) has its highest incidence in Turkey. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafali? popularity and diffusion

It is the 107,597th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,680,707 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Kafali reside; 83 percent reside in West Asia and 83 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 2,036,353rd most common first name worldwide It is held by 27 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is held by 4,151 people, or 1 in 18,748. In Turkey Kafali is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 12 percent reside, Izmir Province, where 10 percent reside and Tokat Province, where 6 percent reside. Not including Turkey this surname exists in 23 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 2 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kafhali9211/
Kafalgi929/
Kafalia929/
Kafaili921/
Kafaali921/
Kaffali921/
Kafaliy921/
Khaffali861/
Kafala83147/
Kafale83143/
Kofali8380/
Kefali8345/
Kafeli8317/
Kafalı833/
Kafoli832/
Kafaly831/
Cafali831/
Koufali77123/
Kaifala7760/
Khafeli7745/
Cafalli7741/
Qafalia7715/
Khefali774/
Keffali774/
Kaphali774/
Cafalia773/
Cafaliz773/
Kaffale772/
Katfale772/
Kafalyh772/
Kadfale771/
Kafaled771/
Khafala771/
Kafalee771/
Kaffala771/
Kafooli771/
Qahfali771/
Cafalis771/
Kefalie771/
Cafalio771/
Kafhale771/
Kaffeli771/
Kapfala771/
Qafaliaj7115/
Koufalli7114/
Kaphalia719/
Khaphali715/
Khafalla711/
Koosfali711/
Koufalia711/
Kaphalai711/
Kaffalay711/
Kaifalay711/
Kaifalla711/
Khatfale711/
Kefale6715,168/
Cafala673,161/
Kefeli671,914/
Kafele67317/
Qafale67206/
Kafola67184/
Koufallis6727/
Kofala6716/
Cafalaggi6714/
Kafole6713/
Kofoli6711/
Khaffouli679/
Cafeli674/
Qefali673/
Kofalı672/
Kafoly671/
Kofeli671/
Cafaly670/

Kafali Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kafali in the Hindi language
काफलीkaphali-

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