Kafatos Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Kafatos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafatos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece271:410,36354,524
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England21:27,859,030389,889

Kafatos Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kafatos is found in Greece more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafatos? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,185,033rd most numerous last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name Kafatos occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Kafatos live; 71 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 71 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Greece, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 410,363. In Greece it is most frequent in: Crete, where 89 percent are found, Attica, where 4 percent are found and Central Macedonia, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Greece this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Kafatos Last Name Statistics demography

Kafatos earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 193.17% more than the national average, earning $126,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaffatos9371/
Kafato9279/
Kafatou8632/
Keafato864/
Kafatas861/
Kaffatou8025/
Caffatos8013/
Kafata77507/
Kafoto77226/
Cafato771/
Kaifoto717/
Kafaata711/
Kafetas711/
Kaphato711/
Kafoutou678/
Caifatto671/
Kaphatoo671/
Cafaatou671/
Kafota62209/
Cafata6216/
Kofata6213/
Kavatah577/
Kaphata575/
Qhafata571/
Kgofata571/
Qafatah571/
Koifata571/
Khaphatha5045/

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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 Kafatos
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