Kafi Surname

7,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73,237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Sudan

Kafi Surname Definition:

Kafi is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: spitting cobra.

Kafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh21,5381:7,399662
Sudan18,7601:1,999285
Algeria12,2211:3,161430
Iran7,3831:10,4001,396
Iraq2,3631:14,821994
Nigeria1,6441:107,7517,209
Indonesia1,5651:84,5048,886
Somalia1,4701:9,151666
Morocco1,2611:27,3404,350
DR Congo1,1081:66,6787,870
Saudi Arabia8351:36,9535,288
Kenya5101:90,5498,135
Egypt4581:200,73314,525
India3811:2,013,29568,939
France3331:199,46831,013
Pakistan3221:554,7959,135
South Africa2481:218,45822,930
United States1611:2,251,298140,756
Papua New Guinea881:92,65612,367
Turkey761:1,023,96646,041
Canada501:736,91258,785
Liberia461:95,8387,727
Malaysia391:756,26235,302
England381:1,466,26563,675
Belgium381:302,54335,124
Tunisia371:16,5032,651
Afghanistan291:1,108,73010,128
Cameroon251:830,76357,125
Niger231:834,43619,133
Israel211:407,50632,346
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Sweden161:615,42245,338
South Sudan161:713,442947
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Mauritania51:818,97323,459
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Swaziland41:324,550996
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
China21:683,660,78330,601
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Kafi (27,673) may also be a first name.

Kafi Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kafi is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: spitting cobra.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kafi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kafi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻓﻲ, Hindi: काफी) is held by more people in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,750th most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 99,506 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Kafi reside; 45 percent reside in North Africa and 40 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Kafi is also the 29,636th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 27,673 people.

The last name is most common in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 21,538 people, or 1 in 7,399. Barring Bangladesh this surname is found in 72 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 26 percent live and Algeria, where 17 percent live.

Kafi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kafi surname is predominantly Christian (86%) in Kenya, Shiite (50%) in Lebanon and Christian (72%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Kafi surname are 26.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 79.31% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kafi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.17% less than the national average, earning R 113,664 per year; in United States they earn 11.94% more than the national average, earning $48,302 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.24% less than the national average, earning $44,098 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kahfi895,122/
Khafi894,389/
Kafui894,247/
Kaffi893,454/
Kaifi891,525/
Kafai891,033/
Kaafi89924/
Kafih89525/
Kafie89411/
Kafoi89138/
Kafei8950/
Kafiy8947/
Kaufi8934/
Kafii8915/
Kafio8913/
Kayfi8910/
Kafij898/
Kafhi893/
Keafi893/
Kaefi891/
Kajfi891/
Kazfi891/
Khaefi80602/
Khafai80413/
Kaifai80262/
Kaffie80179/
Kaffoi80148/
Kaffai80142/
Kafieh8080/
Khahfi8049/
Kahfie8029/
Kaifei8028/
Khaifi8027/
Kaffei8025/
Kajfis8020/
Khaffi8019/
Khaafi8019/
Kaufid8017/
Khafei8014/
Kafaia8013/
Kaffhi8011/
Kachfi8011/
Kaffih809/
Khaufi807/
Khayfi806/
Khasfi806/
Khafih805/
Kayfui805/
Kaefai805/
Khafiy804/
Kahafi804/
Kaffis803/
Kaufui801/
Kaupfi801/
Kahffi801/
Kaifhi801/
Kajjfi801/
Kafaai801/
Kafeih801/
Khafij801/
Kaffio801/
Kauffi801/
Kaeffi801/
Kaafis801/
Kaefie801/
Keafoi801/
Kawfoi801/
Kafais801/
Kafeij801/
Keafie800/
Kofi7566,739/
Kafa756,097/
Kefi754,674/
Kafe753,092/
Kafy751,320/
Cafi75884/
Qafi7520/
Kéfi7515/
Kafé755/
Kèfi751/
Kafè751/
Khachfi73181/
Kaewfai73155/
Khaefoi73107/
Kayfish73104/
Khafish7330/
Khafieh7317/
Kaufeis7314/
Keawfai735/
Khatfai734/
Khashfi732/
Khafaia731/
Khaffid731/
Kafffie731/
Keafaia731/
Kashfih731/
Khaufai731/
Koffi67785,176/
Kofie675,637/
Khafy673,765/
Khofi672,745/
Kofio672,445/
Kaifa671,574/
Caffi671,521/
Koufi671,396/
Kaffa671,092/
Kaufa67870/
Kafoa67766/
Keffi67710/
Kaffe67551/
Kofhi67347/
Keyfi67234/
Kaafa67195/
Khafa67194/
Kgafe67178/
Kaphi67153/
Kafaa67123/
Khefi6797/
Kaife6790/
Kafee6778/
Kafej6770/
Kaffy6757/
Khafe6757/
Kafey6757/
Kkafa6756/
Kafay6754/
Kaify6745/
Kahfy6743/
Kofai6743/
Kasfy6740/
Kafeh6740/
Kafea6735/
Kefei6735/
Kofei6734/
Koefi6733/
Kofiy6728/
Kafoy6727/
Kofii6725/
Koofi6723/
Kefiy6722/
Qahfi6720/
Kahvi6717/
Kefie6714/
Caafi6713/
Kofui6712/
Qafis6710/
Kaefe678/
Kasfe677/
Cafie677/
Keifi676/
Kofyi676/
Cafit675/
Cahfi675/
Qafit675/
Cafei675/
Quafi675/
Kaafe675/
Kewfi674/
Kafeï674/
Gkofi674/
Kefai674/
Qazfi674/
Katfy674/
Kaufe673/
Gkefi673/
Kapfa673/
Qaifi673/
Keefi673/
Cafio673/
Qadfi673/
Kaffé673/
Qafid673/
Qaafi673/
Keafe672/
Khayfish672/
Cafai672/
Cafis672/
Gkafa672/
Kafeu672/
Kahfe672/
Kapfe672/
Kefih672/
Kofoi672/
Qafai672/
Kayfe671/
Keafa671/
Kefoi671/
Khashvfi671/
Kajfa671/
Kajfe671/
Kadfe671/
Kafaj671/
Kaffeitz671/
Kopfi671/
Kowfi671/
Koyfi671/
Qaffi671/
Qafih671/
Casfi671/
Hkafe671/
Kuofi671/
Qafio671/
Gkafy671/
Kotfi671/
Keafy670/
Kaufhoit670/

Kafi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kafi in the Hindi language
काफीkaphi81.15
कफीkaphi18.03
कफिkaphi0.82
Kafi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺎﻓﻲkafy50
ﺍﻟﻜﺎﻓﻲalkafy50

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