Kafash Surname

65,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,664 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Kafash Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafash Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran7,6511:10,0361,354
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Kafash (502) may also be a first name.

Kafash Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kafash is found in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafash? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 65,170th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 950,880 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kafash reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Kafash is also the 378,365th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 502 people.

Kafash is most numerous in Iran, where it is carried by 7,651 people, or 1 in 10,036. In Iran Kafash is mostly concentrated in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 32 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 17 percent are found and Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Iran this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Pakistan, where 0 percent are found.

Kafash Last Name Statistics demography

Kafash earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 67.62% more than the national average, earning $72,325 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khafash92996/
Kafashe92326/
Kaffash92183/
Kafashh9239/
Kafhash926/
Kafas91861/
Khaffash861/
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Kaifas83258/
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Gkafas834/
Kaafas834/
Keafas833/
Kafase832/
Kayfas831/
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Qafash831/
Kafays831/
Kaefas831/
Khafhashh801/
Khafaiseh801/
Kajfasz77512/
Kaifesh77432/
Kayfesh7713/
Kaafesh7712/
Kaifosh777/
Khafach775/
Kaffass774/
Khofash773/
Kaifasz773/
Kafoush772/
Koufash771/
Katfasz771/
Kafatse771/
Kahfass771/
Khafesh771/
Khaffas771/
Kayfasz771/
Kafachh771/
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Kefas7318,348/
Kofas7338/
Qafas7326/
Cafas734/
Kafaz733/
Kafos732/
Kafaj731/
Kaifosch7110/
Khoffash715/
Khafache714/
Khoufash714/
Kaphashe714/
Kofaishe711/
Khafeesh711/
Khafaise711/
Qaffas672,255/
Koffas67349/
Gkofas67292/
Keffas67208/
Koufas67105/
Kotfas6795/
Qafesh6793/
Caffas6723/
Kaifos6722/
Keifas6722/
Khafaz6720/
Caifas6711/
Kaufax6710/
Keefas675/
Khefas674/
Kaffaz674/
Kaface673/
Kefass673/
Qafais672/
Khafaj672/
Khaffache672/
Kafous672/
Qafase672/
Kopfas671/
Kofase671/
Khofas671/
Cafeas671/
Kaifás671/
Kajfos671/
Kafose671/
Kofasz671/
Cafass671/
Qafass671/
Kofosh671/
Kaphas671/

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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 Kafash
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