Kafan Surname
Approximately 447 people bear this surname
Kafan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 314 | 1:111,534 | 3,223 |
| Philippines | 51 | 1:1,985,063 | 118,763 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Turkey | 12 | 1:6,485,118 | 119,359 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| Slovakia | 8 | 1:667,056 | 68,191 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Kafan (128) may also be a first name.
Kafan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kafan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kafan (Hindi: काफान, Marathi: कफन, Russian: Кафан) is found in Iraq more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kafan is the 669,375th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 16,303,235 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Kafan live; 73 percent live in West Asia and 70 percent live in Levant. Kafan is also the 821,896th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 128 people.
This last name is most common in Iraq, where it is held by 314 people, or 1 in 111,534. Barring Iraq Kafan is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 11 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kafan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kafan in the Hindi language | ||
| काफान | kaphana | - |
| Kafan in the Marathi language | ||
| कफन | kaphana | - |
| Kafan in the Russian language | ||
| Кафан | kafan | - |
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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 Kafan
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