Kafel Surname

236,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,697 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Kafel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1,0831:35,0965,420
United States2251:1,610,929108,055
Iran1711:449,02127,694
Russia321:4,503,846209,401
Ukraine291:1,569,748122,792
Pakistan291:6,160,13436,715
England291:1,921,31276,208
France121:5,535,227269,324
Turkey101:7,782,142126,629
India101:76,706,538639,611
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Norway71:734,61250,907
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Käfel (38) are calculated separately.

Kafel (33) may also be a first name.

Kafel Last Name Facts

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

Kafel (Hindi: काफेल, Marathi: काफेल, Russian: Кафель) is carried by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Käfel. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafel? popularity and diffusion

Kafel is the 236,740th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 4,294,370 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Kafel live; 67 percent live in Eastern Europe and 64 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,807,719th most common given name in the world It is held by 33 people.

Kafel is most commonly held in Poland, where it is borne by 1,083 people, or 1 in 35,096. Aside from Poland Kafel occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live and Iran, where 10 percent live.

Kafel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kafel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kafel last name increased 3,214 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kafel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kafel surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Kafel surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kafel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 10.05% less than the national average, earning 311,305 kr per year and in United States they earn 1.16% less than the national average, earning $42,647 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Käfel9338/
Kafeel918,665/
Kaffel91180/
Kaifel91136/
Kaufel9171/
Kaefel9111/
Kafiel919/
Kafehl913/
Khafel912/
Kayfel911/
Kafael911/
Kafl8925/
Kaufelt8353/
Kasfeld8330/
Kauffel8320/
Kayfeld8316/
Kaffiel8316/
Kaufell8310/
Khafeel834/
Kaffell831/
Kadfelt831/
Kaffehl830/
Kawpfel830/
Kahfeld830/
Kafil804,995/
Kofel80700/
Kaffl80441/
Kefel80135/
Köfel8020/
Cafel8015/
Kaufl805/
Khafl804/
Qafel804/
Kapfl801/
Kauffeld771,172/
Kaufeldt77141/
Kauffelt7780/
Kasfeldt7740/
Kafelova7733/
Kassfeld7719/
Kaysfeld777/
Kahfeldt771/
Koffel73842/
Cafiel73367/
Keffel7397/
Köffel7379/
Caffel7367/
Kofeld7343/
Keifel7339/
Khafil7315/
Keyfel7310/
Keufel7310/
Qafeel737/
Keefel736/
Kaphel733/
Kafill733/
Kaifil732/
Kefiel731/
Khefel731/
Cafeel731/
Caufel731/
Kafleh731/
Khaifl731/
Kahfil731/
Kaffil731/
Kofell731/
Käffel731/
Köpfel731/
Qafael731/
Cafael731/
Cafell730/
Koefel730/
Kofelt730/
Kofael730/
Cafelt730/
Koufel730/
Kauffeldt71455/
Kassfeldt7120/
Kaffelová715/
Caffell67283/
Kohfeld67158/
Qafl67150/
Keuffel6762/
Kofeldt6745/
Kofl6735/
Kaffill6721/
Köfl6712/
Kapheel677/
Kapfält677/
Kefl675/
Koffell673/
Kopfelt673/
Kaphael672/
Koufeld672/
Kauffld671/
Kaifuul671/
Caffiel671/
Caufeld671/
Caufell671/
Koepfel671/
Kayfleh671/
Keiffel671/
Koufiel671/
Quadfel671/
Caiffel671/
Kopfuel671/
Causfel670/
Koffelt670/
Keefell670/
Caepfel670/
Keeffel670/
Cawfell670/
Kaflech670/
Cawfelt670/
Caffelt670/
Kaephel670/
Koofeld670/
Keipfel670/
Kahfldt670/

Kafel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kafel in the Marathi language
काफेलkaphela-
Kafel in the Hindi language
काफेलkaphela80
कफेलkaphela20
Kafel in the Russian language
Кафельkafel-

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