Kafas Surname

406,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 861 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Kafas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4211:420,76721,816
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Turkey991:786,07538,740
Greece931:119,13820,020
Cyprus671:13,2071,526
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Kafas (710) may also be a first name.

Kafas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kafas is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kafas is the 406,613th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,464,049 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Kafas are found; 49 percent are found in West Africa and 49 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kafas is also the 309,966th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 710 people.

The surname Kafas is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 421 people, or 1 in 420,767. In Nigeria it is most common in: Taraba, where 23 percent reside, Adamawa, where 23 percent reside and Bauchi, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 14 percent reside and Turkey, where 11 percent reside.

Kafas Last Name Statistics demography

Kafas earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.5% more than the national average, earning $51,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kafash917,664/
Kaffas91294/
Kaifas91258/
Khafas9139/
Kkafas9127/
Kajfas9122/
Kasfas9121/
Gkafas914/
Kaafas914/
Keafas913/
Kafase912/
Kafais911/
Kafaus911/
Kafays911/
Kaefas911/
Kayfas911/
Kahfas911/
Khafash83996/
Kajfasz83512/
Kafashe83326/
Kaffash83183/
Kafashh8339/
Kafhash836/
Kaffass834/
Kaifasz833/
Kayfasz831/
Kkasfas831/
Katfasz831/
Kafatse831/
Kahfass831/
Khaffas831/
Kefas8018,348/
Kofas8038/
Qafas8026/
Cafas804/
Kafaz803/
Kafos802/
Khaffash771/
Khafaise771/
Qaffas732,255/
Koffas73349/
Gkofas73292/
Keffas73208/
Koufas73105/
Kotfas7395/
Caffas7323/
Keifas7322/
Kaifos7322/
Khafaz7320/
Caifas7311/
Kaufax7310/
Keefas735/
Khefas734/
Kaffaz734/
Kefass733/
Kaface733/
Qafase732/
Qafais732/
Kafous732/
Kafose731/
Kaphas731/
Qafass731/
Cafass731/
Qafash731/
Kofasz731/
Kajfos731/
Kaifás731/
Kopfas731/
Kofase731/
Khofas731/
Cafeas731/
Khafhashh711/
Khafaiseh711/
Gkoufas67241/
Kajfosz67204/
Kaiphas6749/
Kousfas6735/
Kaphase6725/
Kafouse6715/
Kaufeis6714/
Kaifosz678/
Kaifosh677/
Khafach675/
Khafous674/
Koufass674/
Khofash673/
Kafoush672/
Khafoos671/
Kaafous671/
Kafachh671/
Kotfass671/
Koufash671/

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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 Kafas
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