Kafaoglu Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Kafaoglu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 28 | 1:2,875,195 | 137,699 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
The alternate forms: Kafaoğlu (676) are calculated separately.
Kafaoglu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kafaoglu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kafaoglu is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Kafaoğlu. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kafaoglu.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafaoglu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,665,662nd most common family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Kafaoglu occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kafaoglu reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname Kafaoglu is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 2,875,195. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 93 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent reside. Beside Germany this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kafaoğlu | 96 | 676 | / |
| Kaffaoglu | 94 | 3 | / |
| Kaffaoğlu | 82 | 22 | / |
| Kayafoglu | 82 | 13 | / |
| Kaffoglou | 82 | 4 | / |
| Kafouoglu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kavoglu | 80 | 85 | / |
| Kafoğlu | 80 | 25 | / |
| Kefoglu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kuvaoglu | 75 | 40 | / |
| Kufioglu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Keyfoglu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kavioglu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kofoglou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Koufoglu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Koufoglou | 71 | 34 | / |
| Kavakollu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kahveoglu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kofoğlu | 67 | 301 | / |
| Çafoğlu | 67 | 259 | / |
| Kafkala | 67 | 104 | / |
| Kefoğlu | 67 | 75 | / |
| Cofoglu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Cufoglu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kafkali | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kavagal | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kafaoglu
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