Kafanan Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Kafanan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Kafanan (25) may also be a first name.
Kafanan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kafanan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kafanan is borne by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafanan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kafanan is the 10,311,814th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Kafanan are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly used forename internationally. It is borne by 25 people.
This last name is most frequently used in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 11,535,616. In The Ivory Coast it is most frequent in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 50 percent live and Vallée du Bandama District, where 50 percent live. Barring The Ivory Coast this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qafanan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kofanan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kafenan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khawfanaan | 82 | 3 | / |
| Kaufonan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kafenon | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kofenan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kafounon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koufanon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kafonnon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keatphanon | 59 | 4 | / |
| Kohphangan | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kofonon | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kophatnasin | 56 | 5 | / |
| Koufonon | 53 | 14 | / |
| Coffenan | 53 | 0 | / |
| Kophenan | 53 | 0 | / |
| Kouffonon | 50 | 51 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kafanan
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