Kafani Surname
Approximately 559 people bear this surname
Kafani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 339 | 1:136,224 | 11,142 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Indonesia | 25 | 1:5,289,968 | 246,176 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Kafani (184) may also be a first name.
Kafani Demographics
Kafani Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kafani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kafani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kafani (Hindi: कफनी) is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafani? popularity and diffusion
Kafani is the 565,867th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 13,036,755 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Kafani live; 61 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kafani is also the 671,014th most commonly held forename internationally It is held by 184 people.
The last name Kafani is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 339 people, or 1 in 136,224. In Kenya Kafani is most common in: Kilifi County, where 99 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 1 percent reside and Kwale County, where 0 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 30 percent reside and Indonesia, where 4 percent reside.
Kafani Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Kafani last name is chiefly Christian (91%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khafani | 92 | 12 | / |
| Kaffani | 92 | 2 | / |
| Gkafani | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kafangi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kayfani | 92 | 1 | / |
| Khawfani | 86 | 6 | / |
| Khafangi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khaifani | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kafana | 83 | 818 | / |
| Kafeni | 83 | 105 | / |
| Kafane | 83 | 49 | / |
| Cafani | 83 | 36 | / |
| Kafoni | 83 | 22 | / |
| Kafanh | 83 | 11 | / |
| Kefani | 83 | 7 | / |
| Kofani | 83 | 5 | / |
| Qafani | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kafany | 83 | 2 | / |
| Khachfani | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kgafane | 77 | 277 | / |
| Khofani | 77 | 225 | / |
| Kafouni | 77 | 210 | / |
| Kaffana | 77 | 105 | / |
| Kaufana | 77 | 39 | / |
| Kapfeni | 77 | 32 | / |
| Cafagni | 77 | 28 | / |
| Kapfana | 77 | 11 | / |
| Kafaana | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kafenyi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Khefani | 77 | 4 | / |
| Khafane | 77 | 4 | / |
| Koufani | 77 | 3 | / |
| Caffani | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kaffane | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kafuini | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kafonyi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kofaniy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khafana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khafanj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Qatfani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kafanne | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kafange | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kafaneh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kawfeni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keffani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kafanoy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kosfani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaphani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Caffagni | 71 | 558 | / |
| Khaffane | 71 | 453 | / |
| Koufaini | 71 | 10 | / |
| Caffanhi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Khaufane | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kafounis | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kayphani | 71 | 3 | / |
| Khafanje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kafangeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khoufani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khaifana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kefeni | 67 | 2,742 | / |
| Kofane | 67 | 934 | / |
| Kofana | 67 | 594 | / |
| Cofani | 67 | 495 | / |
| Kafene | 67 | 374 | / |
| Kefane | 67 | 182 | / |
| Cafaggini | 67 | 75 | / |
| Cafane | 67 | 47 | / |
| Kafona | 67 | 29 | / |
| Qafane | 67 | 7 | / |
| Cafana | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kafone | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kefany | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kofeni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaphangi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cafoni | 67 | 1 | / |
Kafani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kafani in the Hindi language | ||
| कफनी | kaphani | - |
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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 Kafani
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