Kafani Surname

565,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 559 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kafani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3391:136,22411,142
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Kafani (184) may also be a first name.

Kafani Last Name Facts

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

Kafani (Hindi: कफनी) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kafani.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kafani is the 565,867th most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 13,036,755 people. The last name Kafani occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Kafani are found; 61 percent are found in East Africa and 61 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kafani is also the 671,014th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 184 people.

The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 339 people, or 1 in 136,224. In Kenya Kafani is primarily found in: Kilifi County, where 99 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 1 percent reside and Kwale County, where 0 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 30 percent reside and Indonesia, where 4 percent reside.

Kafani Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kafani surname is predominantly Christian (91%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khafani9212/
Kaffani922/
Gkafani921/
Kafangi921/
Kayfani921/
Khawfani866/
Khafangi861/
Khaifani861/
Kafana83818/
Kafeni83105/
Kafane8349/
Cafani8336/
Kafoni8322/
Kafanh8311/
Kefani837/
Kofani835/
Qafani835/
Kafany832/
Khachfani8010/
Kgafane77277/
Khofani77225/
Kafouni77210/
Kaffana77105/
Kaufana7739/
Kapfeni7732/
Cafagni7728/
Kapfana7711/
Kafaana778/
Kafenyi775/
Khefani774/
Khafane774/
Koufani773/
Caffani773/
Kaffane772/
Kafuini772/
Kafonyi772/
Kofaniy771/
Khafana771/
Khafanj771/
Qatfani771/
Kafanne771/
Kafange771/
Kafaneh771/
Kawfeni771/
Keffani771/
Kafanoy771/
Kosfani771/
Kaphani771/
Caffagni71558/
Khaffane71453/
Koufaini7110/
Caffanhi718/
Khaufane715/
Kafounis714/
Kayphani713/
Khafanje711/
Kafangeh711/
Khoufani711/
Khaifana711/
Kefeni672,742/
Kofane67934/
Kofana67594/
Cofani67495/
Kafene67374/
Kefane67182/
Cafaggini6775/
Cafane6747/
Kafona6729/
Qafane677/
Cafana677/
Kafone675/
Kefany672/
Kofeni671/
Khaphangi671/
Cafoni671/

Kafani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kafani in the Hindi language
कफनीkaphani-

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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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  • 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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