Kaffir Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kaffir Surname User-submission:

The surname Kaffir means 'infidel' in Arabic. It is an offensive term Muslims use to call those who are non-Muslim.

Kaffir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kaffir (11) may also be a first name.

Kaffir Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Kaffir means 'infidel' in Arabic. It is an offensive term Muslims use to call those who are non-Muslim.

- yusufolia

Kaffir Last Name Facts

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

Kaffir has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaffir? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,432,070th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Kaffir reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name Kaffir is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 1,868,197. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Northern Cape, where 97 percent live and Western Cape, where 3 percent live. Barring South Africa it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 3 percent live and Mexico, where 3 percent live.

Kaffir Last Name Statistics demography

Kaffir earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.98% less than the national average, earning R 126,000 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaffier9211/
Kafir9195/
Kaffer831,737/
Kafier83119/
Kafire8353/
Khafir8347/
Kahfir8312/
Kafair833/
Koffir832/
Keffir831/
Kadfir831/
Kafgir830/
Caffier771,245/
Kauffer77524/
Kaeffer77109/
Kaiffer7735/
Kapffer7728/
Keaffer7710/
Kaffehr776/
Koffier772/
Khafire772/
Khaffer771/
Keffier771/
Kashfir771/
Kaffeer771/
Khaifir771/
Kaufier770/
Kafer733,116/
Cafir7350/
Kofir7331/
Kafre7321/
Kefir7318/
Qafir7314/
Kauffert719/
Kafirova711/
Keffer674,808/
Kapfer674,348/
Kaefer672,559/
Kaufer671,902/
Kafere671,629/
Caffer67381/
Koffer67369/
Kaifer67345/
Cafuir67205/
Keafer67171/
Köffer6774/
Cafier6761/
Caffre6757/
Khofir6745/
Käffer6736/
Kafert6733/
Casfir6716/
Kayfer6710/
Khafer679/
Kaphir678/
Khefir677/
Koffre676/
Kahfer675/
Kafeer675/
Qadfir675/
Kofair674/
Kopfir672/
Kavfer672/
Kafger672/
Kefeir671/
Katfer671/
Kefier671/
Khafirova671/
Khafre671/
Kofier671/
Kaufre671/
Kaferr671/
Koffirová671/
Keefir670/
Coffir670/
Keifir670/
Kawfer670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kaffir
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