Kafata Surname

609,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 507 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kafata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2871:257,42024,363
Zimbabwe2171:71,14410,577
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Kafata (54) may also be a first name.

Kafata Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kafata (Hindi: काफता) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafata? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 609,992nd most widespread surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,373,858 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kafata reside; 57 percent reside in Central Africa and 57 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kafata is also the 1,350,955th most widely held given name at a global level, borne by 54 people.

Kafata is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 287 people, or 1 in 257,420. Excluding The DR Congo it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 43 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kafatas921/
Kaefata921/
Kafaata921/
Kafati83448/
Kafota83209/
Kafeta83125/
Kafato8379/
Kafaty8347/
Cafata8316/
Kofata8313/
Kafate8311/
Kafatos7738/
Kafatou7732/
Kafatyi7730/
Kaffaty7726/
Kaffati7718/
Kafaiti7717/
Khafati7712/
Kavatah777/
Kaphata775/
Kafatty775/
Keafato774/
Kafatti772/
Kaffeta771/
Khafate771/
Kaufati771/
Kaifati771/
Kaffate771/
Koifata771/
Qafatah771/
Kgofata771/
Qhafata771/
Kaffatos7171/
Khafatiy7127/
Kaffatou7125/
Khafateh716/
Kafaiter714/
Kaffatty712/
Kafate'e711/
Khasfati711/
Kafoto67226/
Qefata6799/
Khaphatha6745/
Kafeto6739/
Cafati6729/
Kofaty676/
Kofeta674/
Qafati673/
Kafote672/
Kausfater672/
Kefato672/
Kafoti671/
Kofate671/
Cafato671/
Kauffatti671/
Cafaty671/
Kofati671/

Kafata Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kafata in the Hindi language
काफताkaphata-

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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 Kafata
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