Kaffers Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Kaffers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaffers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kaffers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kaffers is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaffers? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kaffers is the 4,307,654th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Kaffers occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kaffers reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 3,386,106. In South Africa Kaffers is primarily concentrated in: Northern Cape, where 63 percent live and Western Cape, where 38 percent live. Other than South Africa Kaffers occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 19 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.

Kaffers Last Name Statistics demography

Kaffers earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 5.74% less than the national average, earning R 223,992 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaffiers931/
Kafers922/
Keffers86366/
Köffers8653/
Kaufers865/
Koffers863/
Kaffirs861/
Caffiers8057/
Kaufhers801/
Caiffers800/
Keiffers800/
Kefers773/
Kofers771/
Kafars771/
Coffers7185/
Keffirs7117/
Kaphers7116/
Keifers714/
Caifers711/
Kaufars710/
Kuifers710/
Koefers710/
Keffir's671/
Cofers621/
Kefars621/
Kephers5719/
Åkefors576/
Caphers573/
Cajfors572/
Kaphars571/
Kaphors571/

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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 Kaffers
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