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 surname Kafaoglu is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Kafaoğlu. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafaoglu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,665,662nd most prevalent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kafaoglu are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 2,875,195. In Germany Kafaoglu is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 93 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 3 percent are found.
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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