Kafashan Surname

685,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Kafashan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafashan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran4301:178,56414,890
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kafashan (11) may also be a first name.

Kafashan Last Name Facts

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

Kafashan is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kafashan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafashan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 685,266th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 16,830,360 people. Kafashan occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kafashan are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Kafashan is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name globally, borne by 11 people.

The last name Kafashan is most widespread in Iran, where it is borne by 430 people, or 1 in 178,564. In Iran it is most numerous in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 27 percent live, Tehran Province, where 18 percent live and Khuzestan Province, where 13 percent live. Excluding Iran Kafashan exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaffashan9420/
Kofashan8822/
Khafasian821/
Kofasan801/
Kahfazan751/
Cafasson631/
Kaufeisen5943/
Kaiphason598/
Keffahson591/
Kauffeisen5644/
Khophoshane534/
Kaewphaisan534/
Kawphachone532/
Kotphachanh532/
Caphason502/
Keffeson501/

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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
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  • 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 Kafashan
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