Kafashian Surname
Approximately 988 people bear this surname
Kafashian Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 982 | 1:78,190 | 8,026 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
Kafashian (23) may also be a first name.
Kafashian Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kafashian Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kafashian is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kafashian.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafashian? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 365,146th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 7,376,059 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kafashian live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Kafashian is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 23 people.
It is most numerous in Iran, where it is carried by 982 people, or 1 in 78,190. In Iran Kafashian is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 44 percent reside, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 17 percent reside and Isfahan Province, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Iran Kafashian occurs in one country. It also occurs in Sweden, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaffashian | 95 | 13 | / |
| Kafashiyan | 95 | 2 | / |
| Kafashan | 94 | 433 | / |
| Kafshian | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kaffashan | 89 | 20 | / |
| Kafashini | 89 | 7 | / |
| Kafashani | 89 | 2 | / |
| Kaffshian | 89 | 1 | / |
| Khafasian | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kofashian | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kafashnia | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kafash An | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kafshan | 88 | 7 | / |
| Kafshin | 88 | 4 | / |
| Ghafashian | 84 | 1 | / |
| Kaffashina | 84 | 1 | / |
| Kofashan | 82 | 22 | / |
| Kavashin | 82 | 2 | / |
| Kafishan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Khafshin | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kafshani | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kafasheniya | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kafesjian | 78 | 23 | / |
| Kavoshian | 78 | 21 | / |
| Kofushian | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kafessian | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kvashin | 75 | 852 | / |
| Kavshan | 75 | 31 | / |
| Qafshin | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qafshan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kufshin | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaftian | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kayfachyan | 74 | 8 | / |
| Kaviyashan | 74 | 1 | / |
| Khavoshian | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kefhishian | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kvashina | 71 | 856 | / |
| Kofatian | 71 | 27 | / |
| Kaveshan | 71 | 23 | / |
| Kuvashin | 71 | 7 | / |
| Gufashan | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kavushan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kvashino | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kaveshin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gafshina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kvashyan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kvaschin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kavshina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kifishin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gavashin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kavoshani | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kuvashina | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kuvayshin | 67 | 6 | / |
| Cafesjian | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khufatian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kavoshnia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kavatiani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khufoshan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kovashina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kivashina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khavshina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khavoshin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kavishina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaveshina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khvaschin | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kafashian
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