Kafari Surname

442,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 773 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Kafari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Nigeria2921:606,65328,963
India591:13,001,108227,026
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
Azerbaijan71:1,378,44618,562
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Kafari (210) may also be a first name.

Kafari Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kafari (Hindi: कफरी, Marathi: काफरी, Russian: Кафари) occurs most in Ghana. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafari? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 442,270th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 9,427,614 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Kafari reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kafari is also the 624,169th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 210 people.

It is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is carried by 346 people, or 1 in 78,094. Other than Ghana Kafari occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 38 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khafari92331/
Kaufari927/
Kaffari927/
Kafaari925/
Kafarit922/
Kafarii921/
Kafarai921/
Kajfari921/
Khayfari8616/
Khadfari861/
Khapfari861/
Khafhari861/
Kafara83948/
Kafare83755/
Cafari83204/
Kaferi83121/
Qafari8368/
Kefari8312/
Kafori838/
Kafary835/
Kofari833/
Caffari77376/
Kafouri77204/
Kaphari7747/
Kofarit7743/
Keefari7738/
Qaffari7737/
Khofari7732/
Kafaraj7728/
Koufari7715/
Khafare7710/
Keifari777/
Kahfary774/
Kofarai772/
Kafaare772/
Khaferi771/
Cahfari771/
Qazfari771/
Kotfari771/
Kaffara771/
Kaferei771/
Kafarha771/
Kafaira771/
Khafara771/
Cafarri771/
Kaafare771/
Cafario771/
Kapfara771/
Qhafari771/
Kafaroj771/
Qatfari771/
Kafaura771/
Casfari770/
Caffarri71584/
Kafouris7194/
Koufaris7116/
Khafoori7114/
Kafarych719/
Khafareh715/
Kavahari713/
Kayfouri712/
Khafouri712/
Khafairy712/
Kadfouri711/
Kaiferoi711/
Kafuirii711/
Kafeiris711/
Kafoyris711/
Koufarai711/
Kouffari711/
Kahavari711/
Kafere671,629/
Qafare67697/
Cofari67162/
Kafory67122/
Kafora6733/
Cafara6729/
Caferi6728/
Kafore6724/
Qafary678/
Kafery678/
Kofare677/
Kofara673/
Kofori672/
Keferi672/
Kafourieh671/
Cafary671/
Koferi671/
Qhaffarei671/

Kafari Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kafari in the Hindi language
कफरीkaphari-
Kafari in the Marathi language
काफरीkaphari50
कफारीkaphari50
Kafari in the Russian language
Кафариkafari-

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