Kafian Surname
Approximately 516 people bear this surname
Kafian Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 471 | 1:163,020 | 14,010 |
| Ukraine | 15 | 1:3,034,846 | 176,305 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kafian (168) may also be a first name.
Kafian Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kafian Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kafian is most common in Iran. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafian? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 601,907th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,123,151 people. The last name Kafian occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Kafian live; 92 percent live in South Asia and 92 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Kafian is also the 705,855th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 168 people.
Kafian is most frequent in Iran, where it is held by 471 people, or 1 in 163,020. In Iran it is most common in: Isfahan Province, where 29 percent are found, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 18 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 15 percent are found. Other than Iran this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 3 percent are found and Niger, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khafian | 92 | 35 | / |
| Kasfian | 92 | 5 | / |
| Kahfian | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kaifian | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kaffian | 92 | 1 | / |
| Khafiane | 86 | 206 | / |
| Kafejian | 86 | 17 | / |
| Khatfian | 86 | 7 | / |
| Khaffian | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kafaiyan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kafyan | 83 | 212 | / |
| Qafian | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kofian | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khafajian | 80 | 16 | / |
| Khafeiyan | 80 | 9 | / |
| Kayfejian | 80 | 6 | / |
| Khofian | 77 | 20 | / |
| Kaphian | 77 | 5 | / |
| Katfyan | 77 | 5 | / |
| Casfian | 77 | 4 | / |
| Khafyan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kafjyan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kafijam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khafjan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaufyan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khafyane | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kahfjyan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cofian | 67 | 241 | / |
| Caffejian | 67 | 29 | / |
| Cafion | 67 | 19 | / |
| Kayfejyan | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kayfajyan | 67 | 15 | / |
| Khofiatin | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kofyan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Qafyan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaewphian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qofian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khofeiyan | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kafian
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