Kafen Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Kafen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Kafen (16) may also be a first name.
Kafen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kafen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kafen (Hindi: कफेन) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Kafen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Kafen occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kafen live; 56 percent live in Central Africa and 56 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kafen is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 16 people.
The last name Kafen is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 4,153,814. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 20 percent live, Littoral Region, where 20 percent live and Northwest Region, where 20 percent live. Barring Cameroon Kafen occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 22 percent live and Algeria, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaffen | 91 | 66 | / |
| Kaufen | 91 | 12 | / |
| Khafen | 91 | 5 | / |
| Kafend | 91 | 4 | / |
| Kafeun | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kafeen | 91 | 0 | / |
| Kasfen | 91 | 0 | / |
| Katfen | 91 | 0 | / |
| Kafn | 89 | 2 | / |
| Khafeen | 83 | 8 | / |
| Kaffoen | 83 | 7 | / |
| Kaifeun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kayffen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Keafent | 83 | 0 | / |
| Kaeffen | 83 | 0 | / |
| Kafin | 80 | 157 | / |
| Kefen | 80 | 45 | / |
| Kofen | 80 | 25 | / |
| Cafen | 80 | 14 | / |
| Khafn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kafem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kafenova | 77 | 256 | / |
| Kaewfuen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khachfen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kafina | 73 | 433 | / |
| Keufen | 73 | 169 | / |
| Kofend | 73 | 24 | / |
| Keffen | 73 | 24 | / |
| Kofent | 73 | 23 | / |
| Kehfen | 73 | 19 | / |
| Koffen | 73 | 15 | / |
| Kaffin | 73 | 13 | / |
| Caifen | 73 | 10 | / |
| Khafin | 73 | 3 | / |
| Keifen | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kaufin | 73 | 2 | / |
| Caffen | 73 | 2 | / |
| Casfen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Caefen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koufen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaffem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kofoen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaphen | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kauffn | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kopfen | 73 | 0 | / |
| Koffend | 67 | 55 | / |
| Caffoen | 67 | 34 | / |
| Kauffin | 67 | 31 | / |
| Caifeng | 67 | 25 | / |
| Koffent | 67 | 22 | / |
| Khaifin | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kafnová | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kaphaen | 67 | 6 | / |
| Khafina | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kefn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cafenne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaufina | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koeffen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kauphen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaiffin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cafn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaephen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khoofen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kheifen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaffina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kafnova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koffeng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuiffen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caffeen | 67 | 0 | / |
Kafen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kafen in the Hindi language | ||
| कफेन | kaphena | - |
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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 Kafen
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