Kafaran Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Kafaran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafaran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373

Kafaran (11) may also be a first name.

Kafaran Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kafaran is carried by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kafaran.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafaran? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,116,508th most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kafaran reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 35 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kafaran is also the 3,487,849th most widely held given name in the world, borne by 11 people.

The last name is most widely held in Niger, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 2,399,002. In Niger it is most common in: Zinder Region, where 88 percent live and Niamey Capital District, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Niger this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 35 percent live and Cameroon, where 30 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaafaran931/
Kofaran861/
Kefaran861/
Qafarean8047/
Khafaram801/
Qafarhan801/
Kaferean801/
Cafaron710/
Qaferhan677/
Kapharam674/
Cafarone673/
Qaforean671/
Kaforhon671/
Caffarone63290/
Khopfaaram5919/
Caferon571/
Cofferan530/
Cofourain507/
Keawphaitroon504/
Cafotrong500/

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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 Kafaran
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