Kafayat Surname
Approximately 725 people bear this surname
Kafayat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 516 | 1:343,300 | 18,611 |
| Pakistan | 135 | 1:1,323,288 | 15,208 |
| Iran | 50 | 1:1,535,650 | 60,563 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Kafayat (110,565) may also be a first name.
Kafayat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kafayat Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kafayat (Hindi: कफायत) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafayat? popularity and diffusion
Kafayat is the 464,720th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,051,787 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Kafayat live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 9,294th most frequently held forename worldwide, held by 110,565 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 516 people, or 1 in 343,300. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 27 percent reside, Oyo, where 17 percent reside and Ogun, where 17 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Kafayat occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 19 percent reside and Iran, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khafayat | 93 | 3 | / |
| Kaifayat | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kafayath | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kaffayat | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kaafayat | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kafayt | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kefayat | 86 | 199 | / |
| Kafiyat | 86 | 12 | / |
| Kafayet | 86 | 7 | / |
| Kafaiat | 86 | 7 | / |
| Kafyyat | 86 | 2 | / |
| Qafayat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kafayut | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kafayad | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kafayit | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kafayot | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kofayat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Keefayat | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kafaet | 77 | 348 | / |
| Kafait | 77 | 198 | / |
| Qafayt | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kefayet | 71 | 455 | / |
| Kafiyatova | 71 | 12 | / |
| Kefiyat | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kafaiet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kofiyat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khafiyatova | 67 | 24 | / |
| Kephayat | 67 | 20 | / |
Kafayat Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kafayat in the Hindi language | ||
| कफायत | kaphayata | - |
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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 Kafayat
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