Kafat Surname

185,106th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kafat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,2571:32,7344,066
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kafat (353) may also be a first name.

Kafat Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kafat (Arabic: كافة, Hindi: कफात) is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kafat.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafat? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 185,106th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,182,334 people. The surname Kafat is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kafat live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 463,770th most numerous forename on earth, held by 353 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 2,257 people, or 1 in 32,734. Aside from The DR Congo this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 1 percent live and Iraq, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kafait91198/
Khafat9167/
Kayfat9113/
Kafate9111/
Kaifat919/
Kafaat915/
Kafayt912/
Kafath911/
Kaufat911/
Khafath83169/
Kahfatt831/
Khafate831/
Kafahat831/
Kaffate831/
Cafat8031/
Kafad8020/
Kofat8011/
Kefat805/
Kafot801/
Khaifatt771/
Kafagy73252/
Kaphat7366/
Cafait7351/
Khofat7322/
Keffat739/
Kafaid733/
Kafote732/
Qafayt731/
Qafait731/
Kofate731/
Kafout731/
Koffat730/
Kafautowa7123/
Khafagy6719,532/
Qahafat6722/
Kaiphat674/
Qeafate672/
Kahavat671/
Khofate671/
Kattfot671/
Kafothe671/
Kafoute671/
Koufate671/
Khafadh671/
Kaphate671/
Kaephat671/
Kohfatt671/
Khaphat671/

Kafat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kafat in the Hindi language
कफातkaphata-
Kafat in the Arabic language
كافةkaft-

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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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  • 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 Kafat
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