Kafia Surname
Approximately 548 people bear this surname
Kafia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 362 | 1:493,491 | 8,574 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Papua New Guinea | 30 | 1:271,791 | 36,992 |
| Liberia | 28 | 1:157,448 | 11,209 |
| Turkey | 17 | 1:4,577,731 | 104,623 |
| Niger | 14 | 1:1,370,858 | 28,349 |
| Albania | 10 | 1:291,406 | 15,585 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Kafia (9,704) may also be a first name.
Kafia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kafia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kafia (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻓﻴﻪ, Hindi: काफिया, Marathi: कािफया) is most common in Pakistan. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafia? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 574,640th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 13,298,441 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Kafia reside; 68 percent reside in South Asia and 66 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Kafia is also the 62,512th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 9,704 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 362 people, or 1 in 493,491. In Pakistan Kafia is primarily concentrated in: Balochistan, where 71 percent reside, Sindh, where 15 percent reside and Punjab, where 13 percent reside. Besides Pakistan Kafia exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kafiah | 91 | 52 | / |
| Kaffia | 91 | 33 | / |
| Khafia | 91 | 20 | / |
| Kaufia | 91 | 13 | / |
| Kaefia | 91 | 11 | / |
| Kafiha | 91 | 11 | / |
| Kaifia | 91 | 8 | / |
| Kaafia | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kafija | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kaefiah | 83 | 99 | / |
| Khafiah | 83 | 35 | / |
| Kafaiya | 83 | 9 | / |
| Kaifiat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kaffiha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kafegia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kafayia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kofia | 80 | 1,087 | / |
| Kefia | 80 | 639 | / |
| Qafia | 80 | 89 | / |
| Kafio | 80 | 13 | / |
| Kafya | 80 | 7 | / |
| Cafia | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kafja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khaefiah | 77 | 9 | / |
| Khafijah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kofiah | 73 | 212 | / |
| Khofia | 73 | 191 | / |
| Kaphia | 73 | 11 | / |
| Koffia | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kofiay | 73 | 5 | / |
| Keffia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kaefio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kafyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kotfia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kafioh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khafja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaffio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaviah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koofia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khafjah | 67 | 811 | / |
| Khofiah | 67 | 94 | / |
| Kaphioa | 67 | 28 | / |
| Koffiay | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kofijač | 67 | 6 | / |
| Qahfiah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kafhyap | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kaffeah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kafaijo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khafiashsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kafyaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kafyath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kheifia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaffioe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khafioz | 67 | 1 | / |
Kafia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kafia in the Hindi language | ||
| काफिया | kaphiya | - |
| Kafia in the Marathi language | ||
| कािफया | kaiphaya | - |
| Kafia in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﻓﻴﻪ | kafyh | 80 |
| ﻛﺎﻓﻴﺔ | kafyt | 20 |
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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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- 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 Kafia
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